A conspiracy led by this former V.P. aimed to set up an independent nation in the Mississippi Valley
[DOC] [TLE] Reconstruction Era - Wikipedia [PAR] The term Reconstruction Era, in the context of the history of the United States, has 
two senses: ... Johnson followed a lenient policy toward ex-Confederates much 
like .... A "Second Reconstruction", sparked by the Civil Rights Movement, led to 
civil ... to speed up Reconstruction and reunite the nation painlessly and quickly.