Presidential reconstruciton (may 1, 1865 – dec 30, 1867)
Description:
| PARDONS: | Pardoned (gave back political/property rights) most white southerners (excluded, wealthy, blacks, etc) | | REHABILITATING SOUTH: | Apart from the requirement that they abolish slavery, repudiate secession, and refuse to pay the Confederate debt—all unavoidable consequences of southern defeat—Johnson granted the new governments a free hand in managing local affairs. | EFFECT: | Largely failed, alarmed RepublicansAdded to timeline:
Date:
may 1, 1865
dec 30, 1867
~ 2 years and 7 months