1) What did Americans (Northern and Southern, black and white) think of the government during Reconstruction – military occupation of the South, civil rights laws, and the president’s plans?

   Keyanna Sauceda -Question 1 

 In the document " The Views of a Former Confederate Supporter in 1996 " A white southerner supporter of the Confederacy Edwin H. McCaleb states feels like after lincoln got assassinated  , President Johnson ignores the constitution and put military governments over the states. According to the letter that McCaleb wrote he states that , " Mr.Johnson disregards (ignores) the Constitution and instead decides to put military governments over the states." Also this directly violates of the Constitution . McCaleb feels bad about Lincoln's assassination . Lincoln was a great man and the country could not  afford to lose his services during important crisis.

Damon,Duane.When This Cruel War Is Over. Minneapolis: lerner Publications Company, 1996 (PRINT)