The Freedmen's Bureau
An agency created by the United States Congress in 1865 to aid freedmen and those negatively affected by the Civil War in the south during Reconstruction; its greatest contribution was the building of schools to educate the former slaves
Reconstruction Plans
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Early 1865Abraham LincolnPlans:
- End the Civil War ASAP - Reunite the Union - 10% of state's population to swear allegiance to US before writing a new constitution to rejoin -Recognize the end of slavery |
Late 1865Andrew JohnsonPlans:
- Continue Lincoln's lenient plans - Ratified 13th amendment - Humiliated southern elites by requiring them to ask for pardons - Vetoed extension of F. Bureau - Opposed 14th amendment - Impeached from office |
1866Radical RepublicansPlans:
- Protect the freedmen - Expand Freedmen's Bureau (vetoed by Johnson) - Harsher consequences for the South - Military occupation of South into 5 districts to enforce new laws (13,14,15) |
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Republican Reconstruction
13th Amendment
Neither slavery or involuntarily servitude shall exist in the United States of America
14th Amendment
All persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States and shall receive equal protection under the law
15th Amendment
The right of male citizens to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Neither slavery or involuntarily servitude shall exist in the United States of America
14th Amendment
All persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States and shall receive equal protection under the law
15th Amendment
The right of male citizens to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude