Military Reconstruction Act Of 1867 Flashcards
Military reconstruction act: step 2
Congress places a union general in charge of each district
Martial law - suppress insurrection and disorder.
Military reconstruction act: step 1
Divide 10 confederate states into 5 military districts
Military reconstruction act: step 3
Military will supervise voter registration
Military reconstruction act: step 4
Voters in each state will elect delegates to a state constitutional convention - these people will draw up a new state constitution
Military reconstruction act: step 5
Voters must approve a new state constitution
Must include black suffrage
Military reconstruction act: step 6
The state legislatures must support 14th amendment
Military reconstruction act: step 7
Submit their work to the republican congress, and if they approve, they become a state again
Aj response to military reconstruction act of 1867
Fires generals who obey congress, and replace them with those on his side