The American Reconstruction
After the bloody and monumental Civil War, America was faced with the turbulent challenge of reintegrating a formerly divided nation and providing new rights for the African American population. The challenge that was placed before the American population was to fabricate the first interracial democracy within American history.
As the first Republican president within American history, Abraham Lincoln’s ideals played an essential role to the reconstruction. On December 8th, 1863, Abraham Lincoln offered a plan for the unification of America, which is known as ‘The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction’. The proclamation requested three things: First; the rebels were to be …show more content…
Andrew Johnson strongly disagreed with Lincoln's ideas of attempting to reunite and reconcile America. Andrew Johnson believed that the South never should’ve of seceded in the first place and African Americans should play no role in the reconstruction of America. In 1865 to 1867 which is known as the Presidential Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson appointed governors and demanded them to call state conventions to a form new and exclusively white government. Essentially, this is the complete adverse of Lincoln's plan for the reconstruction. Not only did he attempt to appoint an exclusively white government, he also revoked the Freedman's Bureau Act in 1870. The Freedman’s Bureau Act was established by Congress to aid former slaves. It provided medical care, sustenance, property and established schools. After vetoing the act, it was overridden by congress within the same year and a revised version of the law was passed. The result of this was a heated dispute between Johnson and the Radical Republicans within congress. I strongly disagree with Johnson’s ideals within the reconstruction as it is contrary to establishing new rights and appointing African Americans within our government, which is exactly what the war attempted to achieve. It is also a major violation of rights to the American civilians and provided exclusively negative
After the bloody and monumental Civil War, America was faced with the turbulent challenge of reintegrating a formerly divided nation and providing new rights for the African American population. The challenge that was placed before the American population was to fabricate the first interracial democracy within American history.
As the first Republican president within American history, Abraham Lincoln’s ideals played an essential role to the reconstruction. On December 8th, 1863, Abraham Lincoln offered a plan for the unification of America, which is known as ‘The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction’. The proclamation requested three things: First; the rebels were to be …show more content…
Andrew Johnson strongly disagreed with Lincoln's ideas of attempting to reunite and reconcile America. Andrew Johnson believed that the South never should’ve of seceded in the first place and African Americans should play no role in the reconstruction of America. In 1865 to 1867 which is known as the Presidential Reconstruction, Andrew Johnson appointed governors and demanded them to call state conventions to a form new and exclusively white government. Essentially, this is the complete adverse of Lincoln's plan for the reconstruction. Not only did he attempt to appoint an exclusively white government, he also revoked the Freedman's Bureau Act in 1870. The Freedman’s Bureau Act was established by Congress to aid former slaves. It provided medical care, sustenance, property and established schools. After vetoing the act, it was overridden by congress within the same year and a revised version of the law was passed. The result of this was a heated dispute between Johnson and the Radical Republicans within congress. I strongly disagree with Johnson’s ideals within the reconstruction as it is contrary to establishing new rights and appointing African Americans within our government, which is exactly what the war attempted to achieve. It is also a major violation of rights to the American civilians and provided exclusively negative