HIST 2112 Study Guide - Final Guide: White Southerners, Ethnic Conflict, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
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Aftermath of the civil war for white southerners. Loss of a white male generation ( casualties, injuries, low birth rate) Economic loss represented by emancipation ( billion) Freedom from white control and supervision wanted to reunite families. Freedmen"s bureau (1865-1872) helped slaves transition into freedom, given. 40 acres of land but it was given back to farmers by president johnson after. Terms of readmission of former confederate states into the union. Lincoln"s ten percent plan (10% of white males in each state had to take loyalty oath to. Wade davis bill (50% of adult white males will take a loyalty oath. *lincoln (r. )assassinated in washington, d. c. on 4/14/1865 andrew johnson (d. tn) became president. Southern states began enacting black codes, restricting rights of af. Congress refused to seat southern rep"s and sen. dec 1865) Granted citizenship to anyone born in the usa. *race riots in memphis and new orleans - 1866. Military general becomes the only government over 2 states.
