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- Prevents the states from creating laws that discriminate on the basis of race religion.
- What was the Battle of Shiloh and what was it's significance?
- Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner adopted the 10% Plan to readmit southern states to the Union during the period of Reconstruction.
- Southern "Redeemer" governments supported a fair policy of civil rights for the freedmen
- black codes or reconstruction act of 1867
- Provided that no state shall deprive a person of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
- Carved out an exception for those convicted of a crime.
- What was the Emancipation Proclamation and what was it's significance?
- As a result of the Compromise of 1877, Samuel Tilden won the Presidency.
- The "white primary" allowed for only whites to be able to vote in Democratic primary elections in the southern states.
- Believed the rebel states should be treated as conquered provinces
- the last catholic based american colony was
- Provided for birthright citizenship.
- Freedmen were elected to pubilic office in the South
- Requires that the states apply their laws to all persons equally.
- felt the southern states should deal with their internal problems themselves
- compelled the souther states to ratify the 14th amendment
- the 13th amendment was adopted during this stage
- divided the South into five (5) military districts
- During the War and the Reconstruction period, Congress passed three Constitutional Amendments that specifically dealt with the rights of Black Americans. Which of the following provisions did NOT form part of these amendments: