freedmens bureau

freedman bureau

created on march 3 1865

to distribute food land clothing medicine ext to free people and refugees.

given no recources to operate

war departnment treid to help

kkk

killed and wanted black people to stop voting

wanted stop republican power

johnson legislature

Freedman john roy lynch

was elected in Mississippi house of representatives in 1868

freedman samuel j lee

was elected to the south Carolina house

radical reconstruction

extreme changes african american in school, and laws changing

limited goverment

the goverment is prevented from abusing its power over the people

us v Cruikshank

federal government did not have much power and could not stop the colfax massacre

the court case that endned it

president reconstruction

andrew johnson

14th amedemnt

grants people born in united states

15th ammednment

protects the right for all citizens to vote

andrew johnson

after abraham lincoln was killed johnson is his successor

was democrat and unionist

wanted state power not federal

10th ammedmment

the states have a right to pass a law if not in constitution

11th amended