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who has authority to create the plan for reconstruction, what should happen to newly freed slaves, how should south's economy be rebuilt

southern democrat who favors the poor white southerners and believed black population could not effectively manage their own lives

democrat stephen douglas believed states should have right to choose through popular sovereignty

freedmen's bureau (assisted former slaves and poor whites by distributing clothing/food and creating schools, hospitals, etc); civil rights act of 1865 (gave african americans citizenship and forbade states from passing black laws) johnson vetoes both

landowners divide land and assign 10 acres to african americans or poor white southerners, grow whatever crops they want but at the end of year had to give half to owner

moderate republicans joined with radicals to override johnson's vetoes, CRA of 1865 became first legislation ever enacted over presidential veto

none could be kept from voting because of race color or previous condition of servitude

"equal protection amendment", prevented states from denying rights and privileges to any US citizen, now defined as "all persons born or naturalized in the United States", overrules/nullifies dred scott decision

reconstruction act of 1867 (south divided into 5 military districts, new state constitutions had to be written that gave black men the right to vote in the south, every southern state had to ratify the 14th amendment; johnson tried to veto but congress overrode it

April 9, 1965, Robert E. Lee surrenders to U.S Grant in Appomattox Court House, VA

didn't address needs of slavery in land, voting rights, and protection under the law; easy, favors white population in south, anti radical republican

stephen douglas(northern democrat, popular sovereignty), john breckenridge(southern democrat, dred scott/slavery anywhere), john bell(constitutional union, slavery works itself out), abraham lincoln(republican, slavery exists where it is but can not spread)

one day, single bloodiest day of entire civil war, robert e. lee(confederate general), ulysses s grant(union general), land covered in dead bodies (disease, smell, etc)

november (lincoln elected), december (december 20, 1860; SC secede from union and nullify constitution to form the confederate states of america, president jefferson davis and capitol is richmond virginia, leads to other southern states leaving), january (inauguration, quote if war starts it's south fault), april (april 12, 1861; fort sumter south carolina held union soldiers to protect america, davis will fire if lincoln supplies it, starts civil war)

fair president, understands political problem with slavery is dividing the country, inaugural address: "in your hands my dissatisfied country men and not in mine is the issue of civil war"

birth of republican party in order to keep slavery out of western territory, abraham lincoln

loophole from supreme court, abraham lincoln defines slaves as wartime property, issues september 22, 1962, says by january 1, 1963 all slaves in confederate states will be freed

"a house divided against itself cannot stand and a country cannot exist as half slave and half free"

bloodiest battle of war, union morale dropping, gettysburg address by lincoln to try to inspire/influence soldiers to keep going, gives idea of why union should continue to fight

america has established and well-running government, more people and more support for american economy, currency/ports/railroads belong to US, manufactures all things

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