Reconstruction Era Flashcards

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New Labor Codes

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Contracts with ex-slaves for labor, providing wages, food, shelter, and medical care, with the army able to punish those who refused to work.

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Purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau

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Established in March 1865 to assist poor Southerners with food and clothing, and to ease the transition from slavery to freedom for ex-slaves.

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Freedmen's Bureau and abandoned land

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Divided it into 40-acre plots to rent to freedmen, which were eventually sold by the Bureau.

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Significant event on April 15, 1865

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The death of President Abraham Lincoln.

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President after Lincoln's assassination

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Andrew Johnson, a Democrat.

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Goals of Congressional Reconstruction

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To ensure Southern white loyalty to the nation and guarantee civil rights for freedmen.

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Accomplishments of the 13th Amendment

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Outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

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Rights guaranteed by the 14th Amendment

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Citizenship and equal protection under the law.

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Right secured by the 15th Amendment

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The right to vote for all men, regardless of race.

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Andrew Johnson's approach to Reconstruction

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Quick reconciliation with the Union, limited pardons for ex-rebels, and no support for black suffrage.