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Reconstruction Definition

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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FREEDMEN

  • Freedmen is a person who has been freed from slavery
  • A lot of freemen did not have homes or jobs.They traveled really far away to just find a job
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FREEDMEN'S BUREAU

  • Freedmen's bureau helps former slaves face the challenges that came with freedom.
  • It was created by the U.S Congress.
  • This also helped them get jobs and represented them in court
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14TH AMENDMENT

  • The 14th amendment is citizenship to former slaves
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15TH AMENTMENT

  • African American men got the right to vote
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KU KLUX KLAN

  • The Ku Klux Klan is the name of three distinct past and present
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MARCH 8 1870 (IMPORTANCE OF DATE)

  • March 8 1870 is important because it was when Texas was readmitted into the union
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GOVERNOR EDMUND DAVIS

  • He won the race for governor in 1869,
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