Reconstruction by Anthony Wells(ST)

13 amendment ratified December 15 1865

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This amendments made slavery illegal in all states.

This was the first step of the reconstruction .

Freedmans Bureau was created March 3 1865

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Assisted 3 million slaves to freedom

And helped poor white men.

Abraham Lincoln killed April 15,1865

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Killed in fords theatre

The original plan was to kidnap Lincoln

Andrew johnson becomes president, April 15, 1865

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Became president after Lincoln died.

Grew up in poverty.

The first black codes passed was in Late 1865.

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The black codes were passed right after the civil war.

Forced black people in to more slavery.

KKK is formed, December 1865

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KKK was First just a hate group but grew more.

Formed because of the reconstruction.

Civil Rights act of 1866 April 9th

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Declared all people born in the us a citizen.

Citizens were declared all rights.

Memphis race riot, May 1866

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Worst race riot in history.

Mobs burned 50-90 homes

Reconstruction acts, of 1867

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divided the former Confederate states into five military districts under U.S. Army control

Former Confederate states were required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

Southern constitutional conventions including freedmen 1867-1868

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During Reconstruction, Southern states held constitutional conventions (1867-68) to draft new constitutions

These conventions resulted in new constitutions that granted Black suffrage and required ratification by popular vote.

July 9, 1868 – 14th Amendment is ratified

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granted birthright citizenship, defined who is a citizen,

and extended the Bill of Rights to apply to the states through its Due Process and Equal Protection clauses

February 3, 1870 – 15th Amendment is ratified

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granted African American men the right to vote, prohibiting the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Southern states later circumvented the amendment's promise.

1875 – Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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a Democratic Party strategy to reclaim political control of Mississippi from the Republican Party by using violence

the plan utilized armed militias and rifle clubs to create a climate of terror, leading to events like the Clinton Riot and ultimately ensuring a white Democratic victory

1877 – Compromise of 1877

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The Compromise of 1877 was an informal agreement between southern Democrats

the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era.