Reconstruction
Emancipation
Abraham Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863
Freed all slaves in the Confederate
States, but they ignored the order General Gordon Granger landed
in Galveston on June 19, 1865 with the Union army, and declared all Texas slaves to be free.
in Galveston on June 19, 1865 with the Union army, and declared all Texas slaves to be free.
State holiday - Juneteenth
The
Freedmen’s Bureau
Created by the US Congress to help former slaves adjust to
freedom
–Provided food
–Shelter
–Medicine
–Jobs
–Representation in Court
–Created first schools for African American children
Johnson’s Plan
(Andrew Johnson became
president after Lincoln was assassinated)
States had to end
slavery
States had to declare
that secession had been illegal
States had to cancel
all war debts
Adult white males had
to pledge loyalty to the United States in order to vote
“Black Codes”
Assigned African
Americans to 2nd class status
Marriages between Black
and White was illegal
African Americans could
not vote, hold public office, or serve on juries
Reconstruction Act of
1867
Placed the Southern
States under military rule
Required states to
eliminate “Black Codes”
Required states to
write new constitutions giving African Americans the right to vote (15th
Amendment)
Amendment)
The Constitution of
1869
Written mostly by
Republicans
(10 delegates were African American)
(10 delegates were African American)
Increased the power of
state government
Gave the governor a
great deal of power
Adopted 13th, 14th, and
15th Amendments
Declared US
Constitution the law of the land
Established public
school system
Established system of
state law enforcement
Readmission to the Union
13th Amendment - Freed all Slaves
14th Amendment - Made all former Slaves Citizens
15th Amendment - Gave all Males of age the right to vote.
13th Amendment - Freed all Slaves
14th Amendment - Made all former Slaves Citizens
15th Amendment - Gave all Males of age the right to vote.
The End of Military Rule
On March 8, 1870 President Ulysses S Grant declared Reconstruction over
in Texas
Texas was readmitted to the Union
Democrats take back control of the Texas Legislature in 1872
Democrat Richard Coke defeated Edmund J Davis, for governor, in the
election of 1873
Davis called the election illegal and refused to leave office
Davis barricaded himself inside the capital with the help of his state
militia
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