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Freedmen's Bureau Creation: March 3, 1865

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Freedmen's Bureau Creation: March 3, 1865

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- Provided shelter, clothing, land, food, and medical services to newly freed African Americans and displaced Southerners.
- Their goal was to assist in the political and social reconstruction of post-war Southern states. This was to help formally enslaved people make their transition from slavery to citizenship and freedom.
- This stayed open until 1868.

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Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated: April 15, 1865

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Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated: April 15, 1865

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- John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln in the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
- John Wilkes Booth planned to kidnap Lincoln but his plan had failed. He ended up killing Lincoln because he said he was "trying to save the confederacy".

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Andrew Johnson becomes President: April 15, 1865

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Andrew Johnson becomes President: April 15, 1865

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- Andrew Johnson is the first president to be impeached.
- Johnson believed that every state had the right to decide how they wanted to go about Reconstruction and it wouldn't be based as a whole.

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- Southerners drafted "Black Codes" to make known of white supremacy.
- Free African American men were not able to work regular jobs because they were only allowed to work in fields. If they refused to sign working contracts there was punishment.
- Children were able to be taken and put to work.
- Unemployed men would be  kidnapped and auctioned as laborers.

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13th Amendment is Ratified: Dec 6, 1865 

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13th Amendment is Ratified: Dec 6, 1865 

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- Slavery is abolished and the reconstruction process is now complete.
- Republicans get very enraged.

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- The KKK was formed to put down newly freed slaves and slaves in general.
- They terrorized African Americans trying to push back Reconstruction.

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- The Civil Rights Act allowed all men (no matter their race) the same rights.
- President Johnson vetoed the act but Congress overrode it.

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- There is a lot of violence in Memphis due to racial issues.
- White people go around terrorizing African Americans.
- This results in 48 people dead as well as many homes and churches destroyed.

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Reconstruction Acts of 1867: March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868

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Reconstruction Acts of 1867: March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868

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- Congress continues to override President Johnson.
- This forces states to start accepting the new constitution.

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14th Amendment is Ratified: July 28, 1868

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14th Amendment is Ratified: July 28, 1868

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- Black suffrage is introduced and the 14th amendment is ratified.
- The 14 amendment grants citizenship to former slaves.

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Southern Constitutional Conventions Including Freedman: Winter 1868

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Southern Constitutional Conventions Including Freedman: Winter 1868

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- Meetings with both black and white lawmakers take place
- They have the most black men to attend the meetings.

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15th Amendment is Ratified February 3, 1870

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15th Amendment is Ratified February 3, 1870

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- The 15th amendment states that their right to vote can't be turned down just because of people's skin color.

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Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”: 1875

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Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”: 1875

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- White men wanted to gain control of the state for their conservatives
- This would create riots and start   violent acts towards African Americans.

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Election Compromise of 1877: After the 1876

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Election Compromise of 1877: After the 1876

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- The Federal Government pulled federal troops out the South.
- This resulted in the end of the Reconstruction Era.
- African Americans were deprived of their right to vote.