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When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to:
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Discuss the twofold challenge of Reconstruction following the defeat of the Confederacy. |
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Describe Lincoln's and Johnson's plans of Reconstruction, and the failure of Johnson's program. |
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Describe the growing conflict between Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction. |
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Discuss the nature of Congressional Reconstruction, including the principal laws and amendments passed as part of this program. |
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Discuss the course of Reconstruction in the southern states, including the aspirations and experiences of black southerners. |
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Describe the abandonment of Reconstruction, the causes for its failure, and its racial legacy. |