HIST 2057 : Exam 1 Textbook Terms
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Freedmen"s bureau (pg. 542) general oliver o. howard was the commissioner of the freedmen"s bureau which stated, freed slaves must be free to choose their own. 544) a crazed actor (democrat) who assassinated employers and be paid for their labor. It provided medical care, distribute food, and set up schools. Andrew johnson (pg 544) vice president for lincoln, was also a target for booth and his accomplices. Black codes (pg. 546) the new all white southern state legislature passed, black codes, designated to restrict the freedom of african americans, demonstrated that they intended to preserve slavery as nearly as possible. Thaddeus stevens (pg. 547) was part of the joint committee on reconstruction, Fourteenth amendment (pg. 549) it went far beyond the civil rights act, and person the vote on grounds of race, color, previous condition of servitude established a constitutional guarantee of basic citizenship for all americans, including african americans.
