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the 15th amendment guaranteed African-american men the right to vote. -
it granted citizenship ans equal civil and legal rights to african americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the american civil war. -
the unprecedented way that grant ran his cabinet in a military style rather than civilian -
he had violated the tenure of office act. -
they wanted to punish the south and to prevent the ruling class from continuing in power -
the civil rights act of 1866 declared all persons born in the united states to be civilized, "whithout distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude." -
the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the united states -
Andrew Johnson became the 17th president john wilkes booth assassinated him. -
the freemens bureau provided food housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance -
the ku klux klan (kkk) is an american white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865. -
the compromise of 1877