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Black Codes
Black Codes are laws that were created to control the southern African Americans. Although slavery had ended, Black Codes were only slightly better than it. Some Black Codes would fine or even arrest African Americans that didn't have a job. The Radical Republicans were against these Black codes so they pushed the Civil Rights Act through Congress which later was vetoed by President Johnson -
Civil Rights Act of 1886
The Congress tried to protect the rights of African Americans by passing a bill that gave the Freedom's Bureau more powers. This bill was to be created to say that if a person violated the African Americans' rights, they would go to court and could be accused. This bill was later vetoed by President Johnson because he thought that it was unconstitutional The Republicans in Congress later were able to override both vetoes and make the bills a law. -
14th Amendment
This amendment protected the rights of African Americans by the Civil Rights Act of 1866. If any male citizens were barred from their state, the state would lose representation in congress. By announcing this amendment, it greatly decreased the violation to the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Most Southern people wanted to ratify this amendment so it was held to ratification until 1868. -
The Reconstruction Acts
The Reconstructions Acts (1 and 2) were created because it required states to form new governments. Only 1 state, Tennessee, joined the Union. This was not what they expected.
The Second Act was created to help organize state conventions and a lot of white southerners, especially males, refused. -
15th Amendment
This amendment was created to give African Americans the right to vote. The election came around and the Republicans rejected Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant became president. This was created because it gave the African Americans and idea that they could now pick for someone who gave them more protection than others in the past.
