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It was a bureau that gave relief to freed slaves, such as giving food shelter and clothing.

Congress  ended the Freedmen's Bureau in 1872.

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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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John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham lincoln because he supported slavery.

He thought that lincoln was destroying the south and overthrowing the constitution.

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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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He became president because Abraham Lincoln was killed.

He was eventually impeached.

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December 6  1865- First Black Codes passed

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December 6  1865- First Black Codes passed

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Black codes were unfair laws against black people that favored white men.

Some slaves were basically put back into slavery after they were freed, because of the unfair laws.

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 December 6  1865-13th Amendment is ratified

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 December 6  1865-13th Amendment is ratified

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This amendment abolished slavery.

Many slaves were not truly free because of the racist government and people.

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The KKK is a hate group against black people.
Most of the KKK identified as christians.

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This act declared that if you were born in the United States you are a Citizen.

This act was supposed to help protect African Americans under the law.

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This was a massacre where white people went around killing black people.

There was racial tension because the white people did not  want the recently freed slaves to have the same rights as them.

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It was an act that set the conditions for a state to come back into the union.

Many people in the north thought that the southern states were not being punished enough for betraying the country.

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July 24 1868- 14th Amendment is ratified

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July 24 1868- 14th Amendment is ratified

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The 14th amendment was supposed to provide equal protection for everybody under the law.
Black people were still discriminated against in the judicial system due to racism.

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They talked the reconstruction of the country.
A few distinguished black people were able to attend.

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March 30 1870- 15th Amendment is ratified

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March 30 1870- 15th Amendment is ratified

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It gave African American men the right to vote.
This was a big step for African American civil rights.

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1875-Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875-Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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This was a plan that white people used to influence black people's votes.
They used many tactics against black people to try to ensure their person won the election .

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This ended the reconstruction period.
During this compromise the U.S removed all remaining troops from the former confederate states.