Reconstruction Acts
U.S. History. the acts of Congress during the period from 1865 to 1877 providing for the reorganization of the former Confederate states and setting forth the process by which they were to be restored to representation in Congress, especially the acts passed in 1867 and 1868.
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I simply tried to carry out, without fear or favor, the Reconstruction Acts as they came to me.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry SheridanA strict interpretation of the Reconstruction Acts was arrived at, which was much more favorable toward the southern people.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingIn the preceding chapter the part of the army in executing the Reconstruction Acts has been set forth.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingAgain, he wanted every elector to prove that on November 1, 1867, he was a friend of the Reconstruction Acts.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingSocial and business ostracism was declared against all who should take office under the Reconstruction Acts.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. Fleming
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