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Abraham Lincoln was a good man. He lived from 1809-1865. He was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. He was assassinated on April 15, 1865 in Petersen House, Washington, D.C. He was a american politician and a lawyer. He was our 16th president from March 1861 until he was assassinated.

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The Compromise of 1877! The Compromise of 1877 is a unwritten deal that helped settle the election of 1867. It ended up ending the Reconstruction Era.The Compromise ended the Reconstruction Era by pulling the troops out of the south.

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Diary entry of black southern sharecropper

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Diary entry of black southern sharecropper

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I'm Jon and it's 1866 and it's been a hot day. I'm getting ready to go to bed since the sun is going down. I've been in the field all day planting crops. I'm so thankful for sharecropping, if I didn't have sharecropping I wouldn't be able to survive. Life has changed after the Civil War because now I can do whatever I want, I don't get beaten on a daily basis, and I am free!

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The question everyone has been asking, "Was Reconstruction a success or failure"? I think Reconstruction was a success. Reconstruction was a success because all the good it did. Reconstruction made us have the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment. It also helped rebuild the united states. Not only did it help rebuild all the buildings, but it also helped us rebuild our politics. So yes, reconstruction was a success.

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African Americans made a huge role in politics, the main one was Hiram Revels. Hiram Revels the first colored senator and other representatives are in the photo. They are significant because they were the first colored to be in office. The fifteenth amendment helped them get into office and achieve their goals. It helped them because the fifteenth amendment says you can not deny someones right to vote, so African Americans could now vote too.

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Are you a freed slave? Do you need help getting your life back? Come to the Freedmen's Bureau! The Bureau will help you start your life, we are a agency that helps freed slaves. Here at the Freedmen's Bureau we will provide food, housing, first aid, schooling, and even some legal help.

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The Military Reconstruction Act was the act of 1867 that divided up the south into 5 military districts. Military Reconstruction was enacted to force people to follow the laws. The southerners didn't like this law because it forced them to follow the laws.