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The Civil Rights Act overturned black codes

Johnson vetoed the bill because it contained provisions that he could not approve. For example, he felt it gave special priviledges to African-Americans over other races for citizenship and conflicted with state laws in regards to interracial marriage between whites and African-Americans.

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Senator Lyman Trumbull of Illinois proposed the bill.

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President Andrew Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights act of 1866.

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Describe the civil rights act of 1866?

it granted citizenship and President andrew jonhson vetoed it


Did president Johnson support the civil rights act of 1866?

no, he vetoed it and then Congress overrode the veto


What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (also referred to as the 14th amendment to the Constitution), granted citizenship to newly freed slaves. It was vetoed by President Johnson, but was later overridden.


How did President Johnson unknowingly help unite Radical and Moderate Republicans?

He vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866.


How did President Andrew Johnson react to the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

It passed through Congress over Johnson's veto.


Act of congress in 1866?

civil rights act


What was the first Civil Rights Act in the history of the United States?

Civil Rights Act of 1866


What amendment guaranteed us citizenship to African-Americans?

the Civil Rights Act of 1866


What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?

the civil rights act of 1866 granted citizenship to all persons born in the united states except for native Americans


Who enforced the civil rights act of 1866?

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How did the Radical Republicans respond to President Johnsons veto of a bill allowing the Freedmens Bureau to continue its work?

They passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866


Why did Johnson veto the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and what action did Congress take as a result of the veto?

Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 because he thought that federal protection of civil rights would lead "towards centralization" of the national government and he thought that making African Americans full citizens would "operate against the white race." Congress voted to override the veto as a result of the veto.