Congressional Reconstruction

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What did the Fourteenth Amendment provide?

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Equal protection of the law for all citizens, regardless of race

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What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 do?

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Divided former Confederate states into military districts

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Why did the Radicals impeach President Johnson?

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They believed he hindered their Reconstruction efforts, He violated the Tenure of Office Act, He removed military officers enforcing the Reconstruction Act.

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What did the Fifteenth Amendment state?

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No one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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Who won the 1868 presidential election?

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Ulysses S. Grant

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What did the Enforcement Act of 1870 do?

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Gave the federal government power to punish those who tried to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights

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What was the significance of the African American vote in the 1868 election?

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It highlighted the importance of the African American vote to the Republican Party

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What did the Fourteenth Amendment mark a shift in?

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The balance between federal and state power