Lincoln believed that the South had never legally seceded from the United States, so he planned to forgive the South for the past. He issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction in 1863 to announce his intention to reunite the once-united states.
Southern governments implemented a series of devices that would stop African-American citizens from voting including:
1) Poll Taxes- This was a certain amount of money an individual had to pay in order to vote. Many African-Americans could not afford these taxes.
2) Grandfather Clauses- This was a law that essentially stated that you were only able to vote if your grandfather voted. When this was first implemented, many African-American citizens were slaves before or their family members were slaves.
3) Literacy tests- These near impossible tests were based on a person's ability to read and write. This was effective when first implemented because many African-Americans did not have formal schooling due to their status as slaves before the end of the Civil War.
First it is important to take note of where this information is coming from. The speaker is a representative of the national energy company and therefore will likely not speak poorly of the results of the natural gas project. Then it would be important to fact check his or her claims against other sources and evidence.
Democratic ruling originated during the glorious revolution. Up until then, all decisions and choices in state-making were solely on the monarchs shoulders. From that point on, people started getting involved.
