2. There were three major reconstruction plans; Johnson, Lincoln, and the Radical Republicans. Among the three, Lincoln’s plan was sensible he wanted a quick and painless restructuring that would reincorporate the south back in the union. Johnson’s plan was similar to Lincoln but was ambiguous by including the right to pardon the same people he intended to exclude from power. The Radical Republicans sought to help the whites in the north.
3. One of the scandals that rocked Grant’s administration was the Emma Silver Mine swindle, involving the American ambassador to Britain, in which people benefited financially. Second is the indictment in the whisky ring …show more content…
The Farmers Alliance comprised of several independent movements; the National Farmer’s Alliance and Industrial Union, mainly made up of the white farmers in the south, the National Farmers Alliance comprising of the blacks and whites from the high plains and the Midwest, and Colored Farmers National Alliance and Cooperative Union that was made up of black Americans in the south.
5. The 39th Congress Committee drafted the 14th amendment and the Reconstruction Act of 1867, two legislation that formed the basis for Congressional Reconstruction. The committee also drafted the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
6. Also referred to as the Mass Argonne Offensive, the offensive was the final Allied push during the World War 1. It is a battle that took 47 days and is still significant in America’s history because it signified the end of the war.
7. Germany was to accept responsibility for the war and had to pay 6,600 million euros for the damages it had caused. Lastly, Germany lost some of its territory that was awarded to France and Britain.
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