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Reconstruction
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Lincoln announces Ten Percent Plan
The Ten Percent Plan readmitted a state if ten percent of its voters swore to be loyal to the Union -
Lincoln re- elected
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Lincoln vetoes Wade-Davis Bill
The Wade-Davis Bill required states to accept the end of slavery and allow African American men to vote -
13th AMendment approved and ratified by Congress
The 13th Amendment stated that slaves are free and are no longer property -
Congress creates Freedmen's Bureau
The Freemen's Bureau was a welfare agency to help former slaves become full citizens -
Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Court House - Civil War ends
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Lincoln assassinated; Johnson becomes president
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Missisipi enacts first Black Code
The Black Codes
- Denied blacks the right to vote
- Some states prohibited intermarrying among blacks and whites
-Denied blacks the right to serve on juries
- Segregation in public places
- More severe punishments for black criminals -
Johnson declares reconstruction complete
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Radical Republicans
Radical Republicans were in favor of African American rights and attempted to deal with the problems left by the Civil War. Radicals began to vocally oppose Johnson's policies. -
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Reconstruction Acts
The Reconstruction Acts divided the South (except Tennessee) into five districts -
Johnson impeached
Johnson was impeached because of violating the Tenure of Office Act -
14th Amendment ratified
The 14th Amendment protected African American voting rights -
Ulysses S. Grant elected
Many Southern rebels hated Ulysses S. Grant -
Sharecropping
A landowner rents a piece of land to a farmer in exchange for a share of the crop the farmer grows. -
15th Amendment ratified
The 15th Amendment gauarnteed black men votes -
Enforcement Acts
The Enforcement Acts were three bills passed whiched protected African American right to vote, hold office, and to serve on juries -
Amnesty Act of 1872
The Amnesty Act of 1872 allowed many former Confederates to run for public office. -
Freedmen's Bureau Terminated
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Lame- duck Congress passes Civil Rights Act
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Disputed election
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Compromise of 1877
Democrats accepted Hayes as the winner, if Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South. -
Hayes declared president; Reconstruction ends
