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President Lincoln announced his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction. He did this so there could be a new state of government made.
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Proposed that Congress would be responsible for reconstruction, and not the president. It also declared for a state of government to be formed as a majority, and not just ten-percent.
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Freedman's Bureau was made to aid freed slaves during the reconstruction era. It was made by Abraham Lincoln and intended to last one year after the end of the Civil War.
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With Congress in recess, Johnson announced his own plan. He announced that each remaining Confederate state could be readmitted to the union if it met several conditions.
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This act declared that all people born in the United States was a citizen, no matter their race or color. This act was passed even after the veto of President Johnson.
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Laid out the process for getting Southern States back into the Union. This was more part of getting the divided country back together. This was only the beginning.
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This Amendment granted citizen ship to all born and naturalized in the US, including former slaves. The Amendment had been rejected by most Southern States but was passed with three-fourths states votes.
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This Amendment granted African American Men the right to vote. From this point on Freed men were also expected to fend for themselves.
