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The Freemans Bureau
It was established to help protect emancipated slaves during there transition from slavery to freedom. It helped the slaves get freedom by providing food, education and medical aid. -
President Lincoln is Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham. Andrew Johnson became president after he died. -
The 13th amendment was passed
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction" -
Civil Rights act of 1866
African Americans were protected and allowed to buy and sell property, go to court..ect... -
14th Ammendment
It gave citizenship and equal laws under protection to all. -
Ku Klux Klan
They were a group after WW1, that wanted to defeat the Republican Party. -
Military Reconstruction Acts
They wanted to punish the south and prevent power. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
Andrew was accused of high crimes and misdemeanors. He escaped removal from just one vote. -
election of Ulysses S. Grant
He served in a military style. He worked for African American education and voting. -
15th Amendment
This allowed African Americans to be able to vote -
Reconstruction ends
Rutherford removed federal troops from the South and and state governments took over.