Chapter 17

Chapter 17 HW 1

1. What were Lincolns and Andrew Johnson’s approaches to Reconstruction, and why did Congress reject Johnson’s approach?

*Lincolns approach to Reconstruction was fairly different than Johnsons. He gave his idea in the Proclamation of Amnesty. It would take away slavery and allow blacks to have an education. Lincoln would still give allowances to the leaders in the Confederate, but he did not take away the advantage for them to still have slave property. Even though Lincoln made that decision he still was not for slavery. He would never force the opportunity for African Americans to have the advantage of political and social equality. He only allowed white men to vote in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee. The Radicals really didn’t think that Lincolns idea wasn’t great. They said that it was going to make it more easily going for slaves.

*Johnsons response to Reconstruction was that he didn’t care about the slaves he was mostly worried about the masters. Even though Johnson did have nothing against state rights he wanted to trial the leaders in the Confederate and breaking apart their farms. He moved the southern states back to the Union. Johnson promise was the high officers of the Confederate and also the officers that had property that were worth $20,000 had to apply for their own allowance. He took away martial law and took note of the new state government.

*Congress rejected Johnsons approach because it was more lenient than Lincolns. There were some delegates from the south that were not for Johnsons views. They didn’t want to allow blacks to have political rights nor education.

2. What was Congress’s approach to Reconstruction, and why did it not include a provision for giving land to former slaves?

*Congress only had a few number of democrats and republicans that were behind Johnsons ideas. The republicans in Congress passed their own idea Reconstruction Act in March 1867. Even though Johnson vetoed it they overrode it and...