Most of the immediate effects were the end of Slavery, but this was superseded with Sharecroppers. Sharecropper’s were freed African-American’s who rented land from a old plantation owner, and the Owner got a share of the crops. This system kept African-American’s in poverty, not really improving their situation by much. Another was the Union Army during reconstruction garrisoning the old south. A little later, during the Spanish-American war, Confederates were allowed to join into the U.S. Army.
Answer: Other congressmen argued that the congress did not yet have sufficient constitutional power to enact this law. Following passage of the fourteenth Amendment in 1868 congress ratified the 1866 ACT in 1870.
The broad and plain terrain enabled them to herd large amounts of livestock without having to wonder too much whether the livestock would escape or try to hide or disappear.</span>
