Reconstruction and Race Timeline Grant Haus

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  • Black Codes

    Black Codes
    The Blacks Codes slightly helped the African American population, but was still tough on them. It kept them under control and disciplined. They weren't able to own or rent farms and if they didn't have a job then they could be arrested or fined. If they did have a job then it made it easy for white employees to take advantage of them.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1866

    Civil Rights Act of 1866
    This law was meant to help make the black codes easier on African Americans. It gave federal government a chance to protect the Arican Americans. The law also gave citizenship to them, which meant that it countered the Dred Scott vs. Snadford decision.

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    The 14th Amendment took a step farther to help Arican Americans become citizens of the United States. It stated that citizenship could not be taken away by another law. The Amendment also said that a state could not take one's life, liberty, or property and that everyone was to have equal protection of the law. They had established the Amendment because of the violence towards African Americans in the south. Once again Congress required southern states to ratify the bill to rejoin the union.

  • Reconstruction Acts

    Reconstruction Acts
    The First Reconstruction Act took place after confederate states didn't ratify the 14th Amendment. It required that they form new governments. The 10 states were divided into 5 military districts. The districts were led by generals until governments were formed. The Second Reconstruction Act authorized the army to enter voters from every district. White southerners chose not to vote, but thousands of African Americans did. Republicans then took control of Southern state governments.

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    The 15th Amendment was one more step in Reconstruction that the Congress took. It guaranteed the right to vote to all male citizens and neither the state nor federal government could deny it. With this Amendment Republicans thought that they had accomplished giving African American men the right to vote. Republicans believed that African American men's voting ability would help protect them from unfair white people.