Congressional Actions:
To what extent does Congressional action during Reconstruction ensure liberty and equality for newly free black Americans? What lengths does Congress go to in order to get these actions passed? This portion of your website must include a summary and evaluation of the impact of the following actions by Congress:
● Freedmen’s Bureau Acts
● Civil Rights Act of 1866
● 14th Amendment
● 15th Amendment
● Enforcement Act of 1870
● Civil Rights Act of 1875
Thesis:
During Reconstruction, Congress did everything their power to gain rights and ensure equality for newly freed black Americans by passing many laws but the rest of the country did not all agree with their radical approach.
To what extent does Congressional action during Reconstruction ensure liberty and equality for newly free black Americans? What lengths does Congress go to in order to get these actions passed? This portion of your website must include a summary and evaluation of the impact of the following actions by Congress:
● Freedmen’s Bureau Acts
● Civil Rights Act of 1866
● 14th Amendment
● 15th Amendment
● Enforcement Act of 1870
● Civil Rights Act of 1875
Thesis:
During Reconstruction, Congress did everything their power to gain rights and ensure equality for newly freed black Americans by passing many laws but the rest of the country did not all agree with their radical approach.
'Tammany Down Again -- the Reform Trap Smashed.' The Republican elephant trumpeting Democratic party defeats in New York and arund the country in the elections of 1875. Cartoon, 1875, by Thomas Nast. by Granger
