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Emancipation Proclamination
helped free slaves, however they weren’t free immediately. Changes from the war aim from keeping the Union together to now ending slavery. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Helped free slaves but they weren’t free right away -
Black Codes
Laws designed to regulate the affairs of the emancipated blacks and keep them as slaves. Penalties imposed on black who jumped into their labor contracts which made them work for 1 year for minimal pay. -
Lincoln’s Assassination
Lincoln was shot in the head at Petersens house in present day Washington DC -
Reconstruction Act
Divided south into 5 military districts, each commanded by a general. States that wish to be administers had to pass the 14th amendment. Eventually the 15th amendment was passed.
