HIST 105 7 3 13 Post Civil War o After war some slave holders went to Brazil because they still had slavery o North idea on death if you lost father nation shall become your father o Nations first income tax assisted the poorest people by using everyone s wealth o The war was organized central government against states How to put nation back together o Lincoln saw session as not an option and rebels were treasonous o Plan for putting states back together came from Northern states since south congressmen left to the south during the Civil War o Lincoln wanted south to sign petitions to rejoin Union o Johnson took over after Lincoln Assassination Reconstruction 1865 1877 o Presidential 1865 1867 President made main decision Johnson wanted them to abolish slavery Repeal secession ordinances Seen as fairly light o Congressional 1867 1877 Congress made most decisions Texas v White Texas never received all of bonds for land before Civil War Tried to get money during war no go Later went to court and received bonds Agreed that secession is illegal Union veterans became congressmen and were bitter with south Created military occupation Created 13th constitutional amendment outlawing slavery 14th amendment allowed everyone to be citizens 15th amendment allowed all males to vote Blacks had been voted into office Called Radical Reconstruction o States reinstated into Union in 1868 o KKK is formed in resistance of equal rights put down by US army o Knights of Camilia Knights of Rising Sun and other anti black groups came out o Black codes with restrictions appeared Freedmen s Bureau 1865 1868 o Assisted newly freed men and women with rights healthcare homes o Did not succeed due to white resistance o Most success in education for freedmen o Hope was for generation after the newly freed since they had nothing to start with Juneteenth June 19 1865 o Time when many black Texans learned of freedom o Some just left and others searched for families o Most stayed where they were and worked on farms Sharecropping o Get a portion of land and share crop based on deal with land owner o Caused many people to fall into debt and have to stay there o 95 of blacks went into sharecropping and appx 20 whites Frederick Douglas o Former slave was no longer slave to master now to society o Congress saw virtual re enslavement of the blacks 1870 s o Former confederates began taking office o Reminding south that other party supported blacks and that raised taxes Redeemers o Tried to redeem themselves with US o Tried to rewrite Texas constitution o The Lost Cause Looked back to the cause of the war south lost Ideological groups formed that went to inform others of the cause Venerated Confederate military officials especially General Lee Said war wasn t about slavery let bygones be bygones Compromise of 1877 o Election of 1876 o Hays R v Tilden D Southern democrats agreed to let Hays be president if military occupation of south was stopped Former slaves no longer had government protection nearby o Blacks were still poorest of poor and whites kept land and wealth o 1862 Morel land grant act US would make university in Texas Texas A M created under this act Texas had no federal lands all belonged to state So land was sold in Colorado to pay for TAMU Another black school had to be made with A M in Prairie Texas Segregation o Didn t go into effect until 1890 s and fully until 1905 o More elaborate racism comes into play after Civil War
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