Reconstruction Act of 1867

GPTKB entity

Statements (111)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Reconstruction_Act_of_1867_(Second)
gptkbp:can_veto gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:challenges equality in America
gptkbp:date_enacted March 2, 1867
gptkbp:divided_southern_states_into military districts
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
post-Civil War challenges
address issues of race and governance
gptkbp:enforces Federal troops
gptkbp:established new state governments in the South
gptkbp:established_conditions_for readmission of Southern states
gptkbp:founded_in Reconstruction governments
gptkbp:given_for African American men the right to vote
gptkbp:governing_body the failures of Reconstruction policies.
gptkbp:granted_voting_rights_to African American men
gptkbp:has_impact_on Southern politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reconstruction Act of 1867
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:involved registration of voters
gptkbp:is_aimed_at restoring the Union
rebuild the South after the Civil War
reintegrating Southern states into the Union
secure civil rights for freedmen
protecting African American rights
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:the_Supreme_Court
gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:Black_Codes
Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:military_intervention
military rule
historical revisionists
its harsh measures
its impact on Southern society
its military provisions
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
the context of civil rights
gptkbp:is_designed_to rebuild the South
gptkbp:is_divided_into Southern states into military districts
gptkbp:is_implemented_in Southern states
military governance
by the U. S. Army
gptkbp:is_influential_in the development of civil rights legislation
gptkbp:is_known_for the expansion of democracy
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:White_supremacist_groups
Southern state governments
former Confederates
Conservative Democrats
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:American_Reconstruction
civil rights
gptkbp:is_tasked_with political stability in the South
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:landmark U. S. legislative history
gptkbp:led_to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
the establishment of military rule in the South
the rise of Radical Republicans
gptkbp:led_to_the_impeachment_of gptkb:Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:legal_issue Southern states
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Radical_Republicans
gptkbp:part_of reintegrate the South
gptkbp:passes_through 1867
the aftermath of the Civil War
over President Johnson's veto
gptkbp:purpose Reconstruction of the Southern United States
gptkbp:ratified_by Southern state legislatures
gptkbp:required_southern_states_to create new constitutions
gptkbp:required_states_to_provide suffrage to freedmen
gptkbp:required_states_to_ratify gptkb:14th_Amendment
gptkbp:requires ratification of the 14th Amendment
Southern states to create new constitutions
gptkbp:resulted_in the Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:strategic_goals Presidential Reconstruction
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for African American political participation
gptkbp:was_a_key_factor_in_the_establishment_of public education in the South
gptkbp:was_a_legislative_measure_to reform Southern society
gptkbp:was_a_pivotal_moment_in_the_fight_for African American rights
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Black_Codes
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_the_assassination_of gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_the_economic_conditions_in the South
gptkbp:was_associated_with_the_rise_of African American legislators
gptkbp:was_designed_to_protect the rights of freedmen
gptkbp:was_enacted_during_the gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:was_enacted_to_ensure civil rights protections
gptkbp:was_followed_by gptkb:Reconstruction_Act_of_1868
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1866
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:was_influenced_by_the_need_for social change
gptkbp:was_met_with_backlash_from gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkb:the_Reconstruction_Amendments
Reconstruction policies
the struggle for civil rights
the post-Civil War era
the broader Reconstruction effort
the federal response to the Civil War
the legacy of the Civil War.
the legislative agenda of the 39th Congress
gptkbp:was_part_of_the_broader_movement_for gptkb:social_justice
gptkbp:was_passed_over_the_veto_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Radical_Republicans
abolitionists
African American leaders
African American voters
gptkbp:water_resistance Southern states
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkb:29th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
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