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Freedmen’s Bureau created ,       March 3, 1865

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Freedmen’s Bureau created ,       March 3, 1865

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Congress passed this act that helps relive freedmen and refugees.

They provided food clothes medical services and more to displaced southerners and freed African Americans.

I8 63 is when representative Eliot proposed the bill though it took 2 months for the house to debate, then when it was sent to the senates select then some time after back to the house where the treasury passed and amended it.

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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated                                              April 15th , 1865  

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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated                                              April 15th , 1865  

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While he was watching a special performance he was shot.

John Wilkles Booth was the assassin and dropped the gun.

He was shot through his left ear and left paralyzed with the bullet right behind his right eye. He died at 7:22 am April 15th

Abraham belived that anyone who fought in the war deserved voting rights.

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 Andrew Johnson becomes president                                                                    April 15, 1865   

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 Andrew Johnson becomes president                                                                    April 15, 1865   

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When Abraham Lincon was assasinated he was put in as president.

Andrew became the 17th president.

He was born in North Carolina in 1808

He wanted to reconstruct making it easier to create black codes.

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Black codes start to be created through the south                                          Fall 1865 

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Black codes start to be created through the south                                          Fall 1865 

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These were a few laws passed by the southern us.

It restricted black peoples rights like owning property and land.

The laws were unfair and made it illigal to not have a job and black people werent allowed to testify against white people.

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13th amendment is ratified                                                                          December 6th ,1865    

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13th amendment is ratified                                                                          December 6th ,1865    

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This made slavery illegal in the US.

Though slavery was legal if it was punishment for a crime

Congress let confederate states ratify the 13th amendment.

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KKK is formed                                                                                                  December 24th 1865

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KKK is formed                                                                                                  December 24th 1865

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The KKK was created as a way to resist reconstruction policies.

The members tried to intimidate and showed violence towards white and black republican leaders.

Their goal was to make white supremacy more prevalent.

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Civil rights Act of 1866                         April, 1866

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Civil rights Act of 1866                         April, 1866

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This gave anyone born in the us citizenship and protection.

This gave everyone who was a citizen equal rights.

If you violate this cat you can get a fine of up to 1000 dollars and/or jail time .

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Memphis race Riot                           May 1st, 1866

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Memphis race Riot                           May 1st, 1866

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This was an unprovoked attack on black people living in Memphis Tennessee.

May 1st to third 46 people who were living there were murdered.

50 - 90 homes were burned down including churches and schools.

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Reconstruction acts of 1867.        March 2nd , 1867    

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Reconstruction acts of 1867.        March 2nd , 1867    

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These were a few laws that tried to process readmitting confederate states to the union.

The act made each state to write. anew constitution

This also made each state ratify the 14th amendment.

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14th amendment is ratified     July 28 1868

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14th amendment is ratified     July 28 1868

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This made sure that no state can refuse equal protection to anyone in its jurisdiction.

Made sure no state cab deprive life, liberty or property without process of law.

Made sure former slave owners werent conpensated.

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Ulysses S.Grant elected        November 3rd 1868  

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Ulysses S.Grant elected        November 3rd 1868  

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He supported cilvl rights by using force to fight white supremacist groups.

He focused on protecting the rights of African American slaves who were freed.

He was a big part of ratifying the 15th Amendment.

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Southern constitutional conventions including freedman                                  Winter 1868

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Southern constitutional conventions including freedman                                  Winter 1868

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Southern states held new constitutional conventions. Freedmen voted resulting in new state constitutions.

This gave the right to let adult black males vote and run for office.

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15th Amendment is ratified.                               February 3rd, 1870 

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15th Amendment is ratified.                               February 3rd, 1870 

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This made it not allowed to deny voting to someone because of their race , or previous condition of servitude.

This was made because of the loss of confederacy and abolition of slavery.

Some states allowed black men to vote.

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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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Texas gave all public land to the us.

The us took 10 million of texas debt.

Texas citizens became a part of the Us union.

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The Colfax massacre                      April 13th 1873

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The Colfax massacre                      April 13th 1873

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This was an attack by a white supremacist group on back people.

Many white people armed with rifles and other weapons killing between60 and 150 black people.

Troops arrested 97 white men who were apart of the massacre.

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Mississippi plan or "shotgun policy"                                     1875         

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Mississippi plan or "shotgun policy"                                     1875         

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This was a plan to overthrow black power in the reconstruction era.

People were allowed to us violence , threats and harassment to do this.

This was because supremacist groups and others didn't like the reconstruction era.

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Compromise of 1877.                    After the 1876 election            

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Compromise of 1877.                    After the 1876 election            

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This was a unwritten political deal also known as the Wormley agreement.

This was to settle the argument over the results of the 1876 election.

This ended the reconstruction era.