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reconstruction
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Johnson impeached
President Johnson vetoed many bills that were passed by congress. Congress did not like this and so they felt that Johnson was abusing his power of presidency. -
Lincoln's plan Dec 8th, 1863
Lincoln's ten percent plan offered amnesty to all southerners
they had to swear an oath of loyalty to the U.S and they must agree slavery was illegal. -
the wade davis bill May 4th, 1864
The wade davis bill required the states to accept the end of slavery and to grant all African American men the right to vote. -
Lincon re-elected
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Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Court House-Civil War Ends
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Lincon assassinated Johnson becomes president
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Freedmen's Bureau
a welfare agency to help formerly enslaved people become full citizens. thy handed out food and clothing, building schools and hospitals, and helping find missing family members. -
Mississippi first Black Codes
The black codes were laws passed by the South that restriced blacks to work or own land. The south also restricted their freedom. -
Johnson declares reconstruction complete
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13th Amendment approved and ratified by Congress
It abolished slavery in North America, but punishment for crime had to be accepted in the United States. -
Radical Republicans
The Radical Republicans were a part of the Republican Party they organized around and uncompromised opposition to slavery. They believed that balcks deserve the same rights as the whites which conflicted with the Recostruction plan causing more tension. -
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Reconstuction Acts
The first reconstruction act that divided the South into 5 districts, each of which will be goverened by the U.S military until a new governement was established. -
14th Amdendment ratified
This amdenment addressed citizens rights and equal protection of the laws. It was proposed due to a result of issues with slavery. -
Ulysses S. Grant elected
He was a president that worked with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army. He was also the 18th president of the United States. -
Sharecropping
Sharecropping is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land. -
15th Amendment ratified
The 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote. -
Enforcement Acts
The enforcement acts were 3 bills passed by the Congress. They were criminal codes which protected the African American right to vote to hold office to serve on juries and receive equal protection of laws. -
Amnesty Act of 1872
The Amnesty Act of 1872 was a United States federal law that removed voting restrictions and office-holding disqualification against most of the secessionists who rebelled in the American Civil War. -
Freedmens Bureau terminated
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Lame-duck Congress passes Civil rights Act
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Diputed election
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Hayes declared president; Reconstruction ends
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Compromise of 1877