# Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876

Author: Burgess, John William, 1844-1931

Genre: Category: History - Other

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50295

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Reconstruction+and+the+Constitution%2C+1866-1876+Burgess&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The Conception of a "State" in a System of Federal Government--The Different Kinds of Local Government Provided for in the Constitution of the United States--Local Government Under the Constitution of the United States--"State" Destructibility in the Federal System of Government--The Effect on "State" Existence of the Renunciation of Allegiance to the Union--The Idea of "State" Perdurance--The Constitutional Results of Attempted Secession.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/reconstruction-and-the-constitution-1866-1876-50295/chapters/1/index.md)