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During the time of Reconstruction, Lincoln accomplished a few things. During December of 1863, he announced his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. It was also known as the ten percent plan. In this plan, the government would pardon all of the former confederates except for people who had committed crimes against prisoners of the war. Lincoln decided that four states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Virginia) would be readmitted into the Union.

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As a black southern sharecropper, I do not have my own land to grow and sell crops. I use land that is provided to me to grow crops. Because I do not own this land, the landowner gets to keep most of my crops. If I save enough crops over time then I can sell them and rent land. Then I will become a tenant farmer.

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Was Reconstruction A Success Or A Failure?

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Was Reconstruction A Success Or A Failure?

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Reconstruction was a success. During the process of Reconstruction, a lot of important events occurred. Former African American slaves gained rights. They can now vote and hold office in the government.

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The Military Reconstruction Act divided the South into five military districts. The states were required to grant African American men the right to vote and to ratify the fourteenth amendment in order to reenter the union.

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During Reconstruction, African Americans could vote and hold office in the Government. Hiram Revels was the first African American Senator. He led an important role during Reconstruction. The fifteenth amendment made this possible because it states that no one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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The Freedman's Bureau was established by congress in 1865. The Freedman's Bureau was created to provide food, clothing, hospitals, legal protection, and education for former slaves and poor whites in the South.