![]() A border state Democrat, Johnson wanted to recreate the antebellum status quo, without slavery. After Lincoln’s death in April, vice president Andrew Johnson became US president and had nine months without oversight to “restore” the nation. 1890 (and beyond): Suffrage Restrictions States across the Union restrict suffrage on grounds other than race, but which nevertheless effectively disenfranchise most blacksĬongress adjourned in early March 1865 and would not reconvene until early December.1876: Election White Democrats retake control of the South.1875: Minor versus Happersett The Supreme Court decides that citizenship does not convey the right to vote, effectively denying the vote to women. ![]() 1870: 15th Amendment After the Georgia legislature expels its black members, Congress passes the 15th Amendment, guaranteeing a citizen’s right to vote cannot be restricted by race.1868: 14th Amendment Congressmen base reconstruction on changing the Constitution to establish equal rights for all men.1867: The Military Reconstruction Act Congress divides ten southern states into five military districts, overseen by army officers. ![]()
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