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15 Cards in this Set
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dec 1863
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lincolin announces his reconstuction plan
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reconstuction plan under lincolin
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white southeners recieve amnesty if the take an oath to aboslish slavery and to the usa, those people can set up state goverments
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congress' wade davies bill
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most of 1860 voters had to swear oath to union (having not fought against), those can start state goverments -- that have to exclude slavery...this bill is pocket vetoed (july 1864)
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freedmen's bureau
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temporay help for blacks, includes medicarem shelter, schools...etc. at its peck it only had 900 members (march 1865)
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april 1865
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çivil war ends
lincolin shot VP andrew johnson takes place |
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johnson's plan
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General amnesty if take a oath of future loyalty. states must enforce the 13th amendment
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13th amendment
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prohibits slavery and repudiare confederate states
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dec 1865
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congress refuses to reecognize goverments under johnson's plan. repulicans are angered by white southeners that wont let blacks vote and their actions of black codes
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feb 1866
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congress passes the freeman's bureau act which extends the life of the agency indefinitely and gives blacks military protection. johnson vetoes the bill
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civil rights act of 1866
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it grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the usa-it gives them equal protection under the law. it is now a crime to deprieve someone of their rights. johnson vetoes it but congress over-rides it.
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14th amendment
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first definition of citizenship. basically the civil rights act. congress approves
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july 1866
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congress passes the freedmen's bureau act, jo0hnson vetoes it but they override him
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fall 1866
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republicans score a major victory now having 2/3 in congress --enough to override any P veto
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march 1867--congress passes the first reconstrution act
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states must grant black men the right to vote. states must ratify the 14th amendment to be in congress. Johnson vetoes and congress overrides him
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march 1868
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house of reps impeaches johnson who had angered Republicans by his reconstruction policies.
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