HST 206 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sharecropping
Document Summary
#95 petition of black residents of nashville (1865) This document summarizes how black soldiers were fighting for the union and were then fighting for their rights to vote and be treated more equal. If they were able and allowed to fight for their country, then they should be allowed to vote and voice their opinions for their country as well. Bringing up background information on the union they had fought for and providing evidence to back up their stance gave them a very strong argument supporting their case. #96 petition of committee on behalf of the freedmen to andrew johnson (1865) Slaves were becoming freedmen and settling on an island in south carolina. They were told that they could buy the land. Shortly after president johnson ordered all the land that the federal government owned must be returned to its formal owners.
