... , and in 1868 he was impeached. Now that Johnson was out of power the Republicans had a chance to put someone that would help them into office. The Radicals choose General Ulysses S. Grant, a big portion of the carpetbag government supported him who helped but in the most part he won by a landslide. Now that the Radical's won the election didn't mean that ... ...
... recovery and improving infrastructure. Most importantly, however, was that blacks were undeniably freed. However, the many inadequacies and failures of Reconstruction seem to outweigh these minor achievements. The terms of Ulysses S. Grant, Johnson's successor, were filled with scandal and failed to complete the work of reconstruction. White supremacy was reasserted through politics and southern violence. The radical Republican movement died out ... ...
... initiate a reconstruction policy in May of 1865. This policy would see many different changes over nearly the next decade, but saw most during the earlier years. In 1868 under Republican Ulysses S. Grant, the Fourteenth Amendment was passed in order to help deal with the many problems during the reconstruction era; such as the readmission of states into the Union, slavery and ... ...
