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Freedmen's Bureau Created (March 3, 1865)

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Freedmen's Bureau Created (March 3, 1865)

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- Provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, & land to displaced southerners
- It was to generally release the south from previous stress from the war.

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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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- 16th president of the United States. He did not want to free slaves in the south
- Wanted to keep the south connected to the north because the slaves had economic power.

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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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- Wanted confederate states to uphold the 13th amendment
- Returned all property to slave owners except the slaves.

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- Restricted black people to own property, conduct business, or buy land
- They also made laws about not being in work and would throw black men in prison if they couldn't find a job
- Were most prominent in 1865-1866

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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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- Abolished Slavery
- 2/3 of the states agreed to this amendment
- Mississippi did not ratify this amendment until 1995

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- Hate organization made to terrorize black Americans
- White men dressed in robes that would protest, burn crosses, and parades.

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- All people born in the US were considered citizens
- Andrew Johnson vetoed this act but then it was later overturned
- Lets anyone be a citizen regardless of previous positions as slaves or involuntary servitude

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- Started after an altercation with a white and black man
- White people protested and broke into black houses and rioted through black neighborhoods.
- Black people fled the city because of these riots

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Reconstruction (March 2, 1867- March 11, 1868) 

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Reconstruction (March 2, 1867- March 11, 1868) 

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- Reintegrate southern states back from the confederacy
- 4 million slaves were entered into the states as free individuals

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Reconstruction: Crash Course Black American History #19

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Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo (June 1870)

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Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo (June 1870)

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- Trying to get the Dominican Republic to get to the point of "statehood"
- Was concerning to the US because they though there would eventually be a Europe invasion of the island

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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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- No state can make any law that changes the privileges of an American citizen
- No one can be deprived of Life, Liberty, or Property

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- Was a commanding general for the army
- Inconsistent with his reconstruction policies
- Sent troops to certain states but failed to send them to other states when reconstruction was failing

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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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- Voiced the aspirations of black people in the south who were once slaves
- Purpose was to discuss issues amongst the black community

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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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- Granted African Americans the right to vote
- 17 republican states accepted this amendment

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- Ignored mostly until 1920
- Group of white people attacked a group of African Americans
- Taught white people that there previous power in slavery did not matter

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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 people planned so they could win the upcoming election
- They wanted to intimidate black voters so they were less likely to vote

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Compromise of 1877 (After the 1876 election)

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Compromise of 1877 (After the 1876 election)

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- Settled the previous disputed election
- gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for the end of Reconstruction in the South.
- Pulled the last troops from the south