The national debate over Reconstruction centered on three questions: On what terms should the defeated Confederacy be reunited with the Union? Who should establish these terms, Congress or the President? What should be the place of the former slaves in the political life of the South?

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In 1867–68, the Radical Republicans enacted the Reconstruction Acts over Johnson's vetoes, setting the terms by which former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union. Constitutional conventions held throughout the South gave Black men the right to vote

"Somebody wanted but so then" is a Summarizing Strategy for stories, often used by educators to help students understand and retell narratives by focusing on key plot elements. The phrase acts as a mnemonic for five key parts of a story: Somebody (main character), Wanted (their goal), But (the obstacle or problem), So (the character's attempt to solve the problem), and Then (the final outcome or resolution).  

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By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: 1. Explain why Reconstruction ended. 2. Evaluate the successes and failures of Reconstruction. 3. Describe the experience of African Americans in the changing South. 4. Assess how whites created a segregated society in the South and how African Americans responded.