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The reconstruction begins.
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President Lincoln's Pardon
Lincoln wanted to pardon the south and take them back into the Union. The Radical Republicans did not want to simply let them back in. They wanted the south to pay for their sucession and prove their loyalty, -
Wade-Davis Bill
To rejoin the union, a state had to meet several requirements. -
Three states set up government under the 10 percent plan.
In 1864 in the union, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee set up governments under the 10 percent plan -
Thirteenth amendment
The thirteenth amendment was passed by Congress -
Freedman's Bureau
The freedman's bureau was set up by Congress and Lincoln to help African Americans adjust to freedom. -
Lincoln is assassinated.
Lincoln was not able to carry out his plan due to his sudden assassination. -
The fourteenth amendment
The fourteenth amendment granted full citizenship to everybody in the U.S. -
Civil rights act
The Civil Rights act granted full citizenship to African Americans -
Slave codes are passed
Southern states pass the black codes -
First reconstruction act
Creation of a new government for the southern states -
Johnson impeached
The house hadz the angryz at johnson -
Election of 1868
Grant is made president by popular demand -
The fifteenth amendment
The fifthteenth amendment made any male able to vote
