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Recapping Civil War
Congressional (Radical) Reconstruction -The Radical Republicans were successfull
Term | Definition |
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13th Amendment (1865) | No more slavery/ indentured servitude |
14th Amendment (1868) | Due Process Rights, Citizenship = birthright, equality before law |
15th Amendment (1870) | No discrimination for voting rights based on race |
Freedman’s Bureau | Federal agency meant to help former slaves get land, education, voting rights, jobs, legal and physical protection |
Civil Rights Act of 1866 | Birth-right citizenship, equality before the law, anti-discrimiation based on race |
Reconstruction Act of 1867 | Ends Presidential Reconstruction → The South is now divided into 5 military districts, the Union is now an occupying force and will force South to comply with changes |