In 1856, after the Civil War ended, to avoid slaveholders to exploit slaves anymore, slavery was declared illegal by emitting the Thirteen Amendment. For they were no more submissive, freed slaves started to ask for the same rights of white men, both political and economical ones. Moreover, southern plantations, which were based on slavery began to suffer from lack of work; former slaves in facts wanted to have their own land to cultivate. William Sherman for example proposed to divide slaveholders' land into various plots to be given to African Americans but this plan was strongly rejected by plantation owners, so the land returned to their owners. Other than working as farmers, freed slaves started to work in shops and factories and to go to school.
…show more content…
Other than the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was refused by Johnson, the congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment, which stated that African Americans were entitled to have American citizenship and white men's civil rights; it also ensured the Congress the power to pass any law needed to enforce it. Three years later Congress proposed the Fifteenth Amendment, which finally gave African Americans the right to vote.Johnsons government: , which angered Republicans, that responded with the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which provided African Americans with the same legal rights of white
Other than the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was refused by Johnson, the congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment, which stated that African Americans were entitled to have American citizenship and white men's civil rights; it also ensured the Congress the power to pass any law needed to enforce it. Three years later Congress proposed the Fifteenth Amendment, which finally gave African Americans the right to vote.Johnsons government: , which angered Republicans, that responded with the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which provided African Americans with the same legal rights of white