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Andrew Johnson
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pres after lincoln assaasinated. 1865-1869. disagreed w/ congress on how to deal w/ south. vetoe on Freedmen;s Bureau and Civil Rights Bill overridden by radical republicans. passed 13th and 14th amendments
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14th amendment 1865
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guaranteeed citizenship to all black citizens in the US
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citizen
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15th amendment 1865
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no citizen shall be denied the right to vote on amount of race or previous condition of servitude.
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vote
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wade-Davis Bill 1864
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1st attempt at reconstruction by Congress that abolished slavery, disenfranchise Confed leaders, required majority of the pop to take oath of allegiance. Lincoln pocket vetoe ->Congress = wade-Davis Manifesto
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Freedmen's Bureau 1865
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agency est. by Congress provide food, clothing, shelter, education, and employment for the newly freed slaves. wednt out after couple years.
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Civil Rights Act 1866
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protected newly freed black pop by invalidationg the Black Codes. equal protection of the law, blacks = citizens, forbade discrimination
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Military Reconstruction 1867
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Congress, 10 years to divide the South in 5 military districts run by army. ordered const. convention w/ black and white delegates. tried to gaurantee black suffrage and ratified the 14th amendment
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Seward's Folly
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Will H. Seward negotiated Alaska Purchase in 1867.
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alaska
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Ku Klux Klan
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secret organization. ghosts of the Confed dead. intimidated blacks from voting after Civil War
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Scalawags
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"poor white trash" of South. want power and land. gain from Repub rule take advantage of newly freed blacks.
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Carpetbaggers
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Northern Repubs went to south to gain political advancement and wealth. befriended blacks, blacks voted carpetbaggers in office
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friends
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Bourbons
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Southern farmers who rep'ed old planter elite. intimidated blacks with the White League
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White League
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Thaddeus Stevens
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leader of the Radical Republicand. promote Military Reconstruction. impeachement of Andrew Johnson
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Black Codes
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laws passed by legislatures of southern states after civil War. attempt to regulate activites of and place restrictions of former slaves.
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sharecropping
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sys of farming. tenant farmer provides labor for a share of the income. owner of land supplies land, housing, food, clothing and supplies. sys abused. near-peonage status.
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