mar 1, 1867 - Reconstruction Act of 1867 enacted

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An act that divided the conquered South into five military districts, each under the command of a U.S. general (who, in order to get states readmitted, had to: register all eligible adult males, supervise state constitutional conventions, and ensure that new constitutions guaranteed black suffrage). To reenter the Union, former Confederate states had to grant the vote to freedmen and deny it to leading ex-Confederates and ratify the 14th amendment.

-Divided the South into five military districts, each under the command of a Union general
-Established requirements for readmission of ex-Confederate states to the Union

Opposition: johnson vetoed, Congress overid the veto

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