Military Reconstruction Act of 1867

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:aims_to_improve civil rights of freedmen
gptkbp:allows registration of voters
gptkbp:date_enacted 1867
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established military governors in Southern states
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:given_for voting rights to African American men
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Military Reconstruction Act of 1867
gptkbp:increased federal government involvement in the South
gptkbp:influenced the 14th Amendment
gptkbp:is_associated_with the term ' Radical Reconstruction'
gptkbp:is_challenged_by Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:is_criticized_for its harsh measures
gptkbp:is_designed_to ensure loyalty to the Union
gptkbp:is_divided_into Southern states into military districts
gptkbp:is_implemented_in five military districts
gptkbp:led_to the establishment of military rule in the South
gptkbp:led_to_the_election_of African American legislators
gptkbp:meets resistance from Southern whites
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:overridden_by Presidential veto
gptkbp:part_of reintegrate Southern states into the Union
gptkbp:purpose reconstruct the South after the Civil War
gptkbp:repealed_by the Compromise of 1877
gptkbp:required_southern_states_to provide for public education
gptkbp:required_states_to_ratify the 14th Amendment
gptkbp:requires new state constitutions
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the rise of the Ku Klux Klan
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Black_Codes
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkbp:was_supported_by African American leaders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fifth_Reconstruction_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6