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Reconstruction Acts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the end of the Civil War, as part of the on-going process of Reconstruction, the United States Congress passed four statutes known as Reconstruction Acts (March 2, 1867 (39 Cong. Ch. 153; 14 S...
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The first two Reconstruction Act were followed by a series of supplementary acts that authorized the military commanders to register the voters and supervise the elections. As a result of these measures all of the states had returned to the Union by 1870.
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Source: United States Statutes at Large, XIV, 428-29; XV, 2-4, 14-16, 41, reprinted in Robert W. Johannsen, Reconstruction, 1865-1877 (New York: Free Press, 1970), pages 89-92.
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There has been much talk and money rumors within the past few days relative to an expected decision of the Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Reconstruction acts. A careful Inquiry into as the facts authorizes the statement that no such decision need be anticipated for some time to come.
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Congress soon took a decisive lead in directing the course of reconstruction. On March 2, 1867, on the last day of the session, Congress overrode Johnson's veto and passed the first of four Military Reconstruction Acts.
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