Reconstruction and Its Effects Between the years 1865 about 4 million blacks had been giver their freedom, but much reconstruction was still not done in the South. This was known as the Reconstruction period(1865-1867). During Andrew Jackson's Presidency, he had placed legislatures to place rules also known as "black codes." Theses codes were mostly used for the blacks. These codes controlled the labor and the way they behaved themselves. People in the North were angered over the laws in the South. They had wanted these codes to be destroyed. This era was known as the Presidential Reconstruction. This had made the first African - American's to speak in government for the first time in American history. They had won the Southern state legislatures. But many societies had planned to tak back the Southern states. They wanted to take back the white supremacy. These groups included the Ku Klux Klan.
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Instead he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which freed more than 3 million slaves. Many of the freed slaves had joined the Union Army. Many people were outraged at the idea of this. This later went on to the impeachment of President
Instead he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which freed more than 3 million slaves. Many of the freed slaves had joined the Union Army. Many people were outraged at the idea of this. This later went on to the impeachment of President