Compare And Contrast The Two Phases Of Reconstruction
1. What were the two phases of Reconstruction? What policies or decisions helped to shape each phase?
• One phase of the Reconstruction era was the presidential era which started after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the man to take his place was Andrew Johnson. But as stated in the textbook “Johnson was a bitter racist” (411) he was against the idea of black equality. In May 1865 a lenient policy toward the South was designed to try and re-establish the southern state governments. The second phase was the Congressional phase. The congressional reconstruction started when republicans came into Congress. With the federal protection for voting, African Americans were able to vote because of that African Americans were at some point voted into office.
Chapter 15
1. Why did US officials favor forced assimilation for Native Americans in the late 19th century? How did the federal government's policy toward Native Americans in the West evolve over time?
• I believe that the US officials favored forced assimilation because it felt like the best morally humane option to choose from. Over time the Federal government’s policies got more and more severe for the Native Americans. At first it was just the government pushing the tribes to the west with certain treaties explaining …show more content…
Also that if they have to pay taxes they should be able to vote on the size of the tax. Another argument was that equal suffrage would increase the proportion of educated voters. It also leads to a fair treatment of women in public service jobs; women were usually paid drastically lower than men. Susan B.Anthony once said “I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.” That just show how much women wanted that sense on independence that was enforced by
• One phase of the Reconstruction era was the presidential era which started after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the man to take his place was Andrew Johnson. But as stated in the textbook “Johnson was a bitter racist” (411) he was against the idea of black equality. In May 1865 a lenient policy toward the South was designed to try and re-establish the southern state governments. The second phase was the Congressional phase. The congressional reconstruction started when republicans came into Congress. With the federal protection for voting, African Americans were able to vote because of that African Americans were at some point voted into office.
Chapter 15
1. Why did US officials favor forced assimilation for Native Americans in the late 19th century? How did the federal government's policy toward Native Americans in the West evolve over time?
• I believe that the US officials favored forced assimilation because it felt like the best morally humane option to choose from. Over time the Federal government’s policies got more and more severe for the Native Americans. At first it was just the government pushing the tribes to the west with certain treaties explaining …show more content…
Also that if they have to pay taxes they should be able to vote on the size of the tax. Another argument was that equal suffrage would increase the proportion of educated voters. It also leads to a fair treatment of women in public service jobs; women were usually paid drastically lower than men. Susan B.Anthony once said “I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.” That just show how much women wanted that sense on independence that was enforced by