Congressional Reconstrucition

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Wade Davis Bill

  • States could be readmitted to the union only after 50% of voters took allegiance to the union.

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Freedmen’s Bureau

  • Helped distribute food, supplies, and in some cases land to the new population of freed slaves.

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13th Amendment

  • Slavery is not allowed except for punishment of a crime.

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14th Amendments

  • All people born in the US are citizens

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15th amendment

Any man can vote

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1st & 2nd Military Reconstuction Acts

  • Divided the south into 5 conquered districts, each governed by the military until readmission to the union. 2nd is the military is in charge of voter registration.

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Carpetbaggers

People who moved from the north to the south to help freed slaves and prevented the election of former confederates.

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Scalawages

  • White unionists living in the south during the war, helped with voting, setting up schools, etc.