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In 1865, legislatures began imposing sets of laws known as "Black Codes". These codes were put in place to give whites substantial control over ex-slaves. Black Codes also was used to make slaves work for lower wages. Some Black Codes forbid former slaves to own farm land and take jobs other then that of working as a plantation worker or domestic servants(Brinkley).

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The Ku Klux Klan was established by Nathan Bedford Forest in Pulaski, Tennessee. The reason the Ku Klux Klan was established was because some white males did not want African Americans to have the same voting rights as them. To intimidate African Americans from voting, Members of the Ku Klux Klan would set fire to crosses on the lawns of African Americans, However the Ku Klux Klan was not always violent. (Godinez)

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The Battle of Fort Sumter took place through April 12-13, 1861. Fort Sumter was a fort by Charleston, South Carolina,  Confederate forces were able to capture the fort. This was the first battle of the Civil War. (Godinez)

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John Wilkes Booth was a a celebrity actor at the Ford Theater. In 1865, Booth assassinated President Lincoln while he watched a play with his wife. After shooting Lincoln, Booth ran off and was found twelve days later. Booth was killed in a tobacco shed in Virginia by Union troops. (Godinez)

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Clara Barton is known for her service as a nurse during the Civil War. After her time as a nurse, Clara Barton went on to found the American Red Cross. Clara joined the nursing field when nursing was dominated by men, but after the civil war, the nursing field was heavily dominated by women.

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Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the united states after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Johnson was also a Southerner. During Reconstruction, Johnson wanted to exclude high ranking confederates and wealthy southern landowners from taking oath, as well as pardoning 13,000 former confederates(Godinez).