RECONSTRUCTION

FREEDMEN

• ;Man who has been freed from slavery
• The freedmen had a great life ahead of them.

FREEDMEN'S BUREAU

• ;A agency of the war department to assist freed slaves
• The freedmen's Bureau was a great to slaves by helping getting them there needs

14th Amendment

• ; the law gave former slaves citizenship
• Thanks to the 14th amendment a lot of slaves were given the right of being citizens

15TH AMENDMENT

• ;Gave African American men the right to vote
• I can only imagine how happy a lot of people were happy after the 15th amendment was written

KU KLUX KLAN

• ;Secret organization responsible for many lawless and violent proceedings.
• The ku klux klan was responsible for a lot of damage done up to 1915

MARCH 8, 1870

• ;The day Texas readmitted to the union

GOVERNOR EDMUND DAVIS

• ;Republican who won for governor in 1870
• Governor Davis and his legislature were accused of wasting taxpayers money