1. THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT

2. Back to Images The Freedmen’s Bureau, represented by the federal officer, aided former slaves and tried to protect their rights. The Freedmen’s Bureau (July 26, 1868), unknown BACK TO LESSON

3. Back to Images Before the Fifteenth Amendment, African- American men could not vote in 16 states. The First Vote (November 16, 1867), unknown BACK TO LESSON

4. Back to Images President Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction policies angered radical Republicans in Congress. Andrew Johnson (1865–69), 17th president (1855–65), Mathew Brady BACK TO LESSON

5. Back to Images 500,000 African Americans voted in the presidential election of 1868, most voted for Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left (September 22, 1879), unknown BACK TO LESSON