17 th. president 4/15/1865 - 3/4/1869

" the tennessee tailor"

assumed office after lincoln assasination

first american president to be impeached

populist supported states rights

only southern senator to remain loyal to the Union

outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude - except as punishment to a crime.

pased 4/8/1865

adopted on 12/6/1865

first of 3 reconstruction Amendments adopted after the civil war

adopted on 7/9/1868

part of the reconstruction amendments

Its citzenship clause providess a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Supreme court's ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

its due process prohibits state and local govenments from depriving persons of life liberty, or property without certin steps taken to ensure fairness.

ulysses s grant

18 th president

elected 1869-1877

born in ohio in 1822 west point grad

fought with president johnson and aligned himself with radical republicans

during the civil war he fought at shiloh, vicksburg and broke the confederate hold on chattanooga.

appointed general in chief by lincoln 1864 4/9/1865 gen. lee surrenders at appomattox

briefly tainted in minor scandal involving jay gould and james fisk ( scheeming to corner market on gold)supported radical reconstruction in the south

15 th amendment

2/3/1870

part of the 3 reconstruction amendments

sec. 1 right of citizens in the us to vote shal not be denied or abridged by the us or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

sec.2 the congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropiate legislation

john d rockefeller of cleveland, ohio along with 2 partners founded in 1862.

in the early to mid 1860's oil was used mainly for lighting , the market was limiteded and prices fluctuated dramatically. to try & stabilize prices rockefeller united with o.h. payne refinery creating the largest oiil company in ohio. they then bought out or convinced other smaller firms to join them and drove thier compotition out of business by undercutting prices. ( selling Cheap). in 1870 rockefeller joins these companies together forming Standard Oil

indian appropriations act

3/3/1871

no longer was any indian group in the us recognized as an independant nation by the fedral government- congress declares indians are "wards" of the fedral government-

this bill made it easier fior the government to take away land from the indians for things like railroad expantion or mineral i.e. gold and silver