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March 3, 1865: Freedmen’s Bureau created

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March 3, 1865: Freedmen’s Bureau created

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- An attempt to make the transition from slavery easier.
- Provided former slaves with shelter and services.
- Lasted 3 years (until 1868).

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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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- He didn't want to free the slaves, he feared that this would hurt the South.
- He said that he wanted black people to be able to vote.
- 6 days later he was assassinated.

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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 believed that the Civil War occurred in order to protect the Union.
- He made a plan, based on Lincoln's plan, for the South to start sending representatives and holding elections.

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- Southern legislatures created these codes to up-hold white supremacy.
- These codes limited what black people could do, especially what jobs they could have.

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- The reconstruction process is complete, slavery is abolished.
- Former confederates try to take seats in Congress but they denied.

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- A secret society called the Ku Klux Klan.
- Their goal was to restore white supremacy.

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- The Civil Right Bill gave all men citizenship, no matter what race they were.
- Was the first major piece of legislation.

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- The racial tension in the South was what caused this riot.
- 46 black people were killed and 75 were injured.
- Five black women were raped, 12 school were burned, along with 4 churches.

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The Civil War Preview: 1866 Memphis Massacre

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March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868: Reconstruction Acts of 1867

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March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868: Reconstruction Acts of 1867

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- Allows African American men to vote.
- The military (former Confederacy) into 5 districts.

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman

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Winter 1868: Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman

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- The beginning of Black and White lawmakers working together.
- This was the first political meeting that included black men.

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July 28, 1868: 14th Amendment is ratified

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July 28, 1868: 14th Amendment is ratified

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- Gave all people born in the US, including women, citizenship.

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- He was inconsistent with his policies.
- He supported reconstruction and send troops to the South to protect African American rights.
- However, he only protected certain states.

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February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment is ratified

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February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment is ratified

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- Gives all men, regardless of race, the right to vote.

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June 1870: Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo

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June 1870: Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo

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- The goal was to claim Santo Domingo as a territory and eventually make them a state.

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- Between The White League and Louisiana's majority black militia.
- Over 100 black men are killed, yet only 3 members of The White League die.

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1875: Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875: Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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- White Southern Democrats were trying to regain political control.
- Black voters would be intimidated, beaten, and more in the process of trying to vote.

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After the 1876 election Compromise of 1877

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After the 1876 election Compromise of 1877

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- Reconstruction policies were abandoned so Hayes could be president.
- Segregation is enforced.