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The 13th amendment was ratified which abolished slavery and gauranteed freedom from slavery.
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Codes that severly restricted the civil rights of the freed people
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The Freedman's Bureau was the first form of protection for the freed slaves. It punished those responsible for denying the ex-slaves the same civil rights that belonged to the whites
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Because Andrew Johnson was a democrat many confederates received pardon for their actions and all southern states were able to re-join the union.
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The KKK was a group formed to make the ex-slaves fearful and try to make them avoid using their rights using terrorism. Also formed to scare whites collaborating with the new governments.
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The Republicans had plans to impeach Johnson for his goals and decisions regarding the south, but decided not to with the upcoming election involving Ulysses S. Grant.
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This amendment was put into place to gaurantee the federal protection of the basic civil rights.
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This act prohibited discrimination in all public accomidations, one step toward equality for all people.
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After a deadlock between Hayes and Tilden Hayes was declared the winner on the conditions that federal troops were removed from the south and democrats were given a portion of rights to federal jobs.