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“The Freedmen’s Bureau.”
The Freedmen's Bureau was a federal agency established on March 3, 1865 just before the end of the Civil War, during the Reconstruction Era. The Freedman's Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid to Freedmen. -
“President Lincoln is Assassinated.”
John Wilkes Booth assassinated president Lincoln. Andrew Johnson became president after Lincoln died -
“The 13th Amendment is Passed.”
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." "Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." -
“Civil Rights Act of 1866.”
The purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was to protect ex-slaves (Freedmen) from legislation in the Southern States such as the Black Codes and the Vagrancy Laws. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 also gave further rights to the freed slaves. The purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 -
“Ku Klux Klan.”
The goal of the original Ku Klux Klan was to oppose the Reconstruction policies of the radical Republican Congress and to maintain "white supremacy." -
“Military Reconstruction Acts.”
it was the time of when the civil war ended and then it was time to rebuild america -
“Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Trial.”
He was accused of "high crimes and misdemeanors". The reason that Andrew Johnson was impeached was for his removal of Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of War and member of his cabinet, in violation of the law called the Tenure of Office Act. President Andrew Johnson had to answer 12 articles of Impeachment and was acquitted in the Senate by one vote less than the two-thirds necessary to remove him and was allowed to continue his term of office. -
“Election of Ulysses S. Grant.”
Many of the people in his administration were crooks who stole from the government. In 1873, financial speculation led to a panic and the stock market crashed. Many people lost their jobs during this time. He pushed for the passage of the 15th Amendment, giving the right of all men to vote regardless of race, color, or whether they were former slaves. He also signed a bill that allowed persons of African descent to become U.S. citizens. -
“14th Amendment.”
The amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the Civil War. -
"15th amendment."
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. -
“Reconstruction Ends.”
The purpose of the Reconstruction was to help the South become a part of the Union again. Federal troops occupied much of the South during the Reconstruction to insure that laws were followed and that another uprising did not occur.
