Abraham Lincoln (copy)
Lincoln strong advocate for making the states untied
up and down
controlling
loses his son
suffers from bipolarism
was not always present in the white house to visit soldiers from both sides in hospitals
wanted to resolve the conflict without war
1865 - freedman’s borough
welcoming back state after war, along with their slaves
lincoln’s attempt to have govt help slaves that were free
enrages the south
they do not want slaves to have rights
one month after, lincoln is killed
13th amendment
vp overtakes the amendment after Lincoln death
Andrew johnson
has him as a representative for the southerners
disliked by both sides
officially ends all forms of slavery
KKK is formed - confederate soliders
if we can’t keep the slaves, they are going to scare them out
Johnson is impeached in 1868
14th amendement - equal protection
every single person has the same rights
15th amendement
general grant
did not like slavery at all
does not matter if you were a former slave, you are allowed to vote if of age
southern military control
Rutherford b hayes
bans all reconstruction
radical republicans
group of abolitionists
believe there is only one punishment for former slave holders - death
carpet baggers
northerners with lots of money that moved into the south after the war and bough everything