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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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Created to help exslaves transition through giving basic necessities.

Originally meant for only a year, buy ended up lasting till 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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John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln because he felt that Lincoln was determined to  overthrow the South.

Andrew Johnson takes office.

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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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Southern states should decide the course that was best for them.

He felt African-Americans were unable to manage their own lives

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Laws that restrict African Americans' rights.

Basically recreates slavery without the physical bondage of people.

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Technically abolishes slavery.

The South delays complete ratification.

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Founded in Tennessee, this group wants to reinstate white power.

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Equal rights to African Americans are granted for public services.

It passed both houses of Congress with majority.

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White people and police killed 46 Black people.

They also destroyed 90 houses, schools and churches.

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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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Congress splits Confederacy into five military districts.

Congress requires elections in which Black men can vote.

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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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Grants due process and equal protection under the law to Black Americans.

This amendment also defines citizenship, stating, all people born or naturalized in the U.S.

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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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February 3, 1870 15th Amendment is ratified

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February 3, 1870 15th Amendment is ratified

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All men can vote.

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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875 Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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Plan overthrow Republican rule through intimidation, violence, and paramilitary groups.

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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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The Republicans agree to abandon Reconstruction policies in exchange for the presidency.