What Was The Main Issue Of Reconstruction From 1865 To 1877

Reconstruction officially lasting from 1865 to 1877 began as President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to reunite the nation after the civil war. President Johnson continued Lincoln’s agenda initially but differed in terms of advancing civil rights for the newly freed. One of the biggest issues of Reconstruction was to grant equal rights to every American's, especially for the African Americans. Even though slavery was abolished after the civil war, many Southerners, including Johnsons, were still against the idea of guaranteeing equal rights for all black people. As a result, Johnson and the Congressional Republicans clashed, which eventually led to Johnson’s impeachment. However, the Congress, like many Northerners, mainly supported Reconstruction
The main purpose of the proclamation was to shorten the war, and to add on more weight to the Emancipation Proclamation. It also make sure that the confederates recognize the abolishment of slavery by requiring them to take an oath to the Union and U.S. Constitution and to accept the emancipation of slaves abolished slavery. As a result, it required each southern state to eliminate the existence of slavery in its state constitution. In addition, to further improve Reconstruction, Congress passed down the Civil Rights Act in 1866, which set up the basis for the 14th Amendments that was ratified in 1886. With this Act, it granted citizenship and same rights to all black and white Americans. This overrode Johnson’s vetoes of Bureau Act and it provided a legal shield against the operation of the Black Code. Finally, Congress ratified the 15th Amendments that secured vote for Americans and prohibited any state from denying people’s rights to votes regarding to their color, and race. With this ratification, Congress guaranteed equal rights to all the