Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage) divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

Reconstruction acts Compromise of 1877 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo John Brown

Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process. Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism. Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican) California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states. Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act

Radical Republicans Civil rights act of 1866 Wilmot Proviso John Brown