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March 3, 1865  Freedmen’s Bureau created

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March 3, 1865  Freedmen’s Bureau created

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offer recently freed African Americans, food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and land

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April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is assassinated 

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April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is assassinated 

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against slavery expansion

issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in those states that were in rebellion

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April 15, 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes president 

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April 15, 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes president 

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let the while people in the south in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom

offered no role to black people in the politics of the South

ordered nearly all the land in the hands of the government returned to its prewar owners

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didn't allow black people to own land, own their own business, and move freely through public spaces

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the 13th amendment abolished slavery

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white people who sought to restore white supremacy

former confederate soldiers

engaged in terror, murder, rape, and violence against African Americans

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allowed all people born in the United States to be citizens regardless of race

Andrew Johnson vetoed this but it was overturned

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forty-six black people were killed

seventy-five were wounded

five Black women were raped by white men

twelve schools and four churches were burned

an alarm went out that African American soldiers had killed policemen who tried to arrest a black soldier

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

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

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divided the former Confederate states, except for Tennessee, into five military districts

decided southern states would be readmitted to the union

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June 1870 Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo 

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June 1870 Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo 

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Santo Domingo being a United States territory with the promise of eventual statehood

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July 28, 1868 14th Amendment is ratified

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July 28, 1868 14th Amendment is ratified

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The amendment gave rights to formerly enslaved black people.

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inconsistent in his policy

sent troops into South Carolina to protect African American rights

didn't send troops into Louisiana and other southern states when Reconstruction began to fail there

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman

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majority of Black people

constitution provided for public education, abolished property ownership, granted some rights to women, and created counties

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February 3, 1870 15th Amendment is ratified

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February 3, 1870 15th Amendment is ratified

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gave African American men the right to vote

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hundreds of white men killed 150 Black people

there were black people who surrendered and were still murdered

only three white men died

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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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used to ensure victories in the upcoming elections

intimidated black voters

wanted to guarantee that white Democrats would take control of the state government

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After the 1876 election Compromise of 1877

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After the 1876 election Compromise of 1877

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democrats controlling the House of Representatives let the decision of the Electoral Commission take effect

removed remaining troops from South Carolina and Louisiana

resolved the dispute about the election