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Freedman's Bureau
A Bureau that would help black people by providing food, housing and medical aid. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
It declared that anyone born in the United States will automatically be a citizen. -
President Lincoln is Assassinated
The person that killed Abraham Lincoln was named John Wilkes Booth and the next president what Andrew Johnson -
The 13th Amendment is Passed
The Constitution of the United States that formally abolished slavery. -
Ku Klux klan
The goal of the KKK was to oppose the Reconstruction policies and keep white supremacy. -
Military Reconstruction Act
They felt that it was necessary before states were allowed to rejoin the nation and get their rights back. -
Election of Ulysess S. Grant
He ran cabinet in a more militaristic way than a normal way. Also Grant ended up signing the landmark Civil Rights Act which ended separation in public accommodations. -
14th Amendment
This granted anyone who was born in the United States, no matter the race, to have citizenship. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial
The impeached him for his removal of Edwin Stanton but wasn't removed from office because there wasn't enough votes to take him out. One fact was that Edwin Stanton barricaded himself in his office. -
15th Amendment
The amendment gave freedom to all the slaves and also gave former slaves citizenship. It was also added to protect the voting rights of anyone regardless of race. -
Reconstruction Ends
The Compromise of 1876 ends along with protect the political and civil rights for black people.