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The Freedman's Bureau
An organization built to help the newly freed slaves. Three things the bureau helped the slaves were: relief work providing food,education support and medical aid;negotiated labor contracts;legalized marriages between ex-slaves that were separated, and reuniting families and relatives. -
President Lincoln is Assassinated
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wicks booth a confederate sympathizer. Andrew Johnson became president after the assassination. -
The 13th Amendment is passed
It made slavery illegal in the united states. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
It protected ex-slaves from the black codes and vagrancy laws. It gave them rights as U.S citizens. The ex-slaves were now considered equal to man. -
Ku Klux Klan
The goals was to oppose the Reconstruction policies of the radical Republican congress and to maintain "White supremacy". -
Military Reconstruction Acts
The passed this act because they wanted to punish the South, and to prevent the ruling class from continuing in power. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment trail
He removed Edwin Stanton, the secretary of war and member of his cabinet which is in violation of the law "Tenure of Office Act". They needed on more vote to make a 2/3 majority to impeach the President. The did a final vote 10 days later and Johnson was again acquitted which ended the Impeachment of Johnson. -
14th Amendment
This amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United states. -
Election of Ulysses S. Grant
Many of people in his administration were criminals who stole from the government.Grant pushed for the passage of the 15 Amendment. He also passed a bill to allow those from African decent to become U.S citizens. -
15th Amendment
The Amendment protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or color of their skin. The amendment also protected former slaves. This was great as others other than whites could vote but some states found ways around the amendment. -
Reconstruction Ends
President Rutherford B. Hayes removed federal troops from the south and state governments took over.Many of the changes to equal rights were immediately reversed. With the removal of federal troops in the south caused the end of the Reconstruction.