Reconstruction Acts of 1867

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:aims_to_improve political stability in the South
the civil rights of freedmen
gptkbp:allows the registration of voters
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:African_American_civil_rights
gptkbp:date_enacted 1867
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:the_Civil_War
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established military courts in the South
gptkbp:founded_in gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
new state governments in the South
gptkbp:given_for African American men the right to vote
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reconstruction Acts of 1867
gptkbp:influenced the 14th Amendment
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the Reconstruction strategy
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:is_countered_by gptkb:Black_Codes
gptkbp:is_criticized_for its military approach
gptkbp:is_divided_into Southern states into military districts
gptkbp:is_implemented_in five military districts
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:is_significant_for post-Civil War America
gptkbp:is_tasked_with social and economic reform in the South
gptkbp:led_to the establishment of military rule in the South
gptkbp:led_to_the_election_of African American legislators
gptkbp:legislation shaped the future of the South
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:part_of reintegrate the Southern states into the Union
gptkbp:purpose rebuild the South after the Civil War
gptkbp:repealed_by the Compromise of 1877
gptkbp:required_southern_states_to_provide equal rights to all citizens
gptkbp:required_states_to_ratify the 14th Amendment
gptkbp:requires Southern states to create new constitutions
gptkbp:resulted_in increased federal presence in the South
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Andrew_Johnson
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:the_Freedmen's_Bureau
some historians
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the civil rights movement
gptkbp:was_a_controversial_piece_of legislation in American history
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the rise of the Republican Party in the South
gptkbp:was_a_legislative_framework_for reconstruction efforts.
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the failure of Presidential Reconstruction
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_the_assassination_of gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:was_a_significant_legislative_achievement_of the Radical Republicans
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for the relationship between the North and South
gptkbp:was_aimed_at_dismantling the plantation system
gptkbp:was_designed_to_ensure the loyalty of Southern states to the Union
gptkbp:was_designed_to_facilitate the transition from slavery to freedom
gptkbp:was_followed_by the Reconstruction Act of 1868
gptkbp:was_implemented_under_the_leadership_of gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the Radical Republicans
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkb:Reconstruction_Acts
gptkbp:was_seen_as_a_means_to promote economic development in the South
gptkbp:water_resistance Southern state governments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4