Did the occupation forces break the laws of the United States and violate the Constitutional rights of Southern people during Reconstruction?
Yes, the Constitutional rights of the Southern people were in jeopardy when they saw no further protection in membership in the United States and seceded. The invasion of northern armies showed them that the Northern Republicans indeed had no respect for the laws of the United States and would warp the Constitution to suit is purposes. It is then no surprise that after the resources of the South are exhausted and its armies disbanded, their civic leaders ousted, this defenseless civilian population would be at the mercy of the Northern invaders and their arrogant interpretation of law of any kind. After the lying down of arms it took over 3 years (1865-1868) before all the men associated with the Confederate states had been pardon and all sanctions against them were removed by then President Johnson. Without regard to the civilian population innocence, they were all basically declared guilty of acts against the Union and subject to brutal “governing” from 1865-1877. The Northern Republ
Related Questions
- Did the occupation forces break the laws of the United States and violate the Constitutional rights of Southern people during Reconstruction?
- How did president lincolns actions during the civil war violate some peoples constitutional rights?
- Did Abraham Lincoln ignore the Constitutional rights of the southern states?
