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- The bureau was created in order to help rebuild the lives of southerners that got displaced by the war
-It included newly freed slaves

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- Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's theater
-It was as revenge for the confederate states.

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Johnson becomes president, April 15, 1865

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Johnson becomes president, April 15, 1865

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-Since the president got assassinated the next up in line was Vice president Andrew Johnson
- Some come to regret this because he ended up reversing some of the things that Lincoln did

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-Were made to keep African Americans in a place of oppression
-Banned African Americans from doing certain things like working certain jobs and being at certain places.

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13th amendment is ratified December 6, 1865

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13th amendment is ratified December 6, 1865

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-Was the end of slavery.
-Slaves weren't actually released until juneteenth.

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-The KKK was started as a social club and it didn't have the same racist connotation that it has now.
-It was similar to a current-day fraternity.

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- Declared all person born in the US a citizen
- This angered whites because they considered African Americans as less then and they were now politically on the same level.

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-As a white cop tried to arrest a black vet but multiple blacks stopped it and a gunfight ensued.
-People began killing and destroying anything that had to do with blacks

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

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

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-The reconstruction act was created in order to rebuild the south after the civil war.
- It also put into place, other countermeasures in order to prevent another rebellion.

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Southern constitution conventions, Winter 1868

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Southern constitution conventions, Winter 1868

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- The south tried to create their own constitution.
- They would meet as one to create new rules

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14th Amendment is Ratified, July 9, 1868

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14th Amendment is Ratified, July 9, 1868

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-Was the amendment that started the civil war.
- Caused the end of slavery and the beginning of neo-slavery.

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- He was a civil war vet.
- he helped to limit KKK activity.

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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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- This amendment gave everyone the right to vote no matter of what their race is.
-this angered whites even more.

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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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-Initiated by President grant
- The US tried to take Santo Domingo( Current day the Dominican Republic) as a territory.

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- Caused the republican party to fall
- While whites had an option to move parties but the African Americans had to take the risk of death

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- An unofficial deal was made that disputed the results of the 1876 election
-The winner would end up being Rutherford B. Hayes

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-About 150 blacks died
- It was because of a recent governor's race.