Andrew Johnson had problems getting his reconstruction plans to pass, because of the radical republicans. Some republicans agreed with Johnson, some wanted the readmission of all the southern states AND the Freedmen Act. The radical republicans saw the southern states as conquered territory, and wanted to reform the laws so that African-Americans had equal rights. This group of republicans was led by Thaddeus " Old Thad " Stevens. Johnson called these republicans " The Directory " which refered to the tyrannical republican government in France, first founded after their revolution. It was led by Maximellian Robespierre.
The primary focus of the National Security Council is to "<span>a. guide the President in foreign affairs," although the emphasis is on the use of force (or a lack thereof) in foreign nations. </span>
The main idea of the Trail of Tears in 1838 and 1839 was to force the Cherokee nation to give up its land in the Mississippi river and migrate to present Oklahoma, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, this way the white settlers could grow cotton on the Indians land. It is important to learn about it to enforce the laws and protect the rest of the indigenous civilization in modern days
They wanted the right to vote in all elections. Woman weren't allowed to vote during this time. The women's suffrage movement wanted the right to vote. The 19th amendment finally granted women the right to vote.
