History of the United States I / Unit 16 USH1 2264 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Congress Refuses
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The idea
Congress refused to recognise the state governments Johnson had permitted, and barred former Confederate senators and representatives from taking their seats.
In practice
A joint committee on Reconstruction created in place of the readmissions.
Where people slip
Radicals took control of the House in the eighteen sixty-six elections. The anchor says Johnson lacked Lincoln's political skills and was stubborn and confrontational.
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