Reconstruction: Facts & Related Content
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| Date | 1865 - 1877 |
|---|---|
| Location | United States |
| Context | American Civil War • Reconstruction Acts |
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- An economic depression during which much of the South fell into poverty led to the Democratic Party winning the House of Representatives again, the first time since the Civil War. This helped end Reconstruction.
- Some midwestern states adopted laws to regulate or even stop the movement of freed African Americans into those states.
- The Civil Rights Act was the first significant bill that became a law despite a presidential veto.
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