# Canonical recap data for Reconstruction Act Restructures South (1867)
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slug: reconstruction-acts
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1867/reconstruction-acts"
title: Reconstruction Act Restructures South
subtitle: Congress imposed federal Reconstruction on former Confederate states, enforcing Black male suffrage and creating a constitutional crisis under Andrew Johnson.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1867-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1867
decade: 1860
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Reconstruction Acts, or the Military Reconstruction Acts, sometimes referred to collectively as the Reconstruction Act of 1867, were four landmark U.S. federal statutes enacted by the 39th and 40th United States Congresses over the vetoes of President Andrew Johnson from March 2, 1867 to March 11, 1868, establishin
summaryLong: The Reconstruction Acts, or the Military Reconstruction Acts, sometimes referred to collectively as the Reconstruction Act of 1867, were four landmark U.S. federal statutes enacted by the 39th and 40th United States Congresses over the vetoes of President Andrew Johnson from March 2, 1867 to March 11, 1868, establishing martial law in the Southern United States and the requirements for the readmission of those states which had declared secession at the start of the American Civil War. The requirements of the Reconstruction Acts were considerably more stringent than the requirements imposed by Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson between 1863 and 1867 and marked the end of that period of "presidential" reconstruction and the beginning of "congressional" or "radical" reconstruction.
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importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Acts"
  title: Reconstruction Acts
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
- war
metaDescription: The Reconstruction Acts, or the Military Reconstruction Acts, sometimes referred to collectively as the Reconstruction Act of 1867, were four landmark U.S. fede
wikidataQid: Q7302779
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  capturedAt: 2026-07-01
  label: Reconstruction Acts
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Acts"
