An (*) "ironclad oath" at the beginning of this era was part of a bill that was pocket vetoed by a president who favored the Ten Percent Plan instead of the Wade-Davis Bill.
Wendell Phillips claimed "that the question of [this period]" would "soon become the dominant topic of the day." The New Orleans riot and the Memphis riots occurred during this period, leading to support for a bill that notably was ratified by Tennessee. An (*) "ironclad oath" at the beginning of this era was part of a bill that was pocket vetoed by a president who favored the Ten Percent Plan instead of the Wade-Davis Bill. This era was officially ended by the Compromise of 1877. For 10 points, name this period during which five military districts were set up to govern the South following the Civil War.
Wendell Phillips claimed "that the question of [this period]" would "soon become the dominant topic of the day."
Reconstruction (prompt on “post-Civil War”; do not prompt or accept just “Civil War”)