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| 1865 when the war ends the 13th amendment is raified, the amendment abolishes slavery |
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| northern/republican plan to rebuild south |
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-get south economy back on track
-integration of the slaves into society and the economy
-punish the rich white southerners |
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| southern/democratic plan to rebuild south |
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-rebuild the "old south"
-limit the freedoms of the freed slaves, they were scared slaves wud want control |
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| rebuilding of the nation by finding a place in society for african americans by determining how and under what terms the confederate states would come back into the union |
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| presidential reconstruction |
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| actions taken by president to fullfill reconstruction |
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| dec. 1863-if 10% of confederate state pop. wud swear allegiance that state could come back into the union |
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3 conditions for states to come back
-1.oath of allegience must be taken by majority of conf. states white male pop.
-2.new state govt cud b created and ran by only those who had never carried arms against union
-3.permanent loss of voting rights for all conf. civil, and military leaders |
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| thought of by Andrew offered amnesty to conf states through a personal pardon from president. Congress blocks plan bc johnson cant use reconstruction to make himself feel better |
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| economy help to southern africans build schools, and teach basic reading, writing, and math. Feb 1866, johnson veto's freedmans bureau so it loses funding |
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-declares african americans to be citizens
-gave federal govt the power to intervene within the states to protect african americans |
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| laws that targeted african americans |
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| congressional reconstruction |
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| actions taken by congress to fulfill reconstruction. Somewhat successful |
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| Reconstruction act of 1867 |
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| seperated south into 5 military districts. Each district wud be occupied by the federal govt.-all conf. states come back into the union |
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| declares all persons born of naturalized in u.s. are citizens. Guarantee due process of law |
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| forbid fed. or state govt from using race, color, or previous condition of servitude to limit right of vote |
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one of the most fraudulent elections. Tildon and Hayes tie.
• Candidates
o Sam Tildon- Democrats
o Rutherford B. Hayes- Republicans
The election of 1876 will be decided by the compromise of 1877. |
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| Hayes would be president, in return for the promise that the federal government would no longer interfere in the affairs of the south. |
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| return to the old south where wealthy whites control everything. |
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The failures of reconstruction
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o South has no money
o Introduction of sharecropping across the south |
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| the failures of recontruction-• Political |
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o Wealthy whites control politics
o Beginning of the ku Klux klan
o Northern politicians are beginning to tire of the south |
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| the failures of reconstruction:social |
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| o When south loses north’s money the African American schools and churches are forced to close |
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landowner rented out portions of his land
• Creates a cycle of poverty for sharecroppers |
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main goal of kkk is discourage African American men from voting.
**By the time we reach the 1880s the south looked the same at the 1840s with one diff:
African Americans are free! |
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laws that legalized segregation
• Poll tax
• Grandfather clause
• Read constitution out loud
**The south is passing voting laws to keep African Americans from voting |
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| the supreme court stated that separate but equal accommodations were legal. |
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