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Written by 2 radical republicans it was a plan for reconstruction in the south
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made to help freed slaves and poor people during reconstruction
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following a defeat earlier that morning, in Appomattox Virginia, Lee surrenders to Grant.
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on april 14 1865 John Wilkes Booth entered Ford theatre and fatally shot Abraham Lincoln
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neither slavery nor involuntary servitude is permitted in the US
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KKK was a hate group that is slightly still around today that just terrorized anyone that wasn't white or anyone who supported their rights
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this act ensured that all citizens in the US will all be treated equally and protected under the law.
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involved building the eastern portion of the railroad.
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republicans came up with a way to divide the south into 5 different military districts.
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this was to regulate the presidents power and make it to where the president can be impeached.
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Johnson dismissed a member of the government without the senates permission, therefor he was impeached
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Anyone born within the United States is a citizen and must be protected as such.
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The first president of the reconstruction era was put in office
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anyone who is a citizen has the right to vote.
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helped settle the election dispute and remove all troops from the south, ending reconstruction
