1. Plans and Laws of Reconstruction

3. Lincoln’s Plan Pardon Confederate officials
Re-admit Southern states for loyalty pledge of 10% population
No management of Southern governments
Set up Freedman’s Bureau to help African-Americans with freed status

7. Johnson’s Plan Pardoned Confederates who pledged loyalty to the US
Re-admitted Southern states if they made slavery illegal
Allowed old Congressmen to return to office
Civil Rights provided by state governments
Allowed the passage of Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws

8. Radical Republicans’ Plan
Punish the South
Placed Southern states under military control
Extended more services through Freedman’s Bureau
Demanded full and equal citizenship for African-Americans
Gave adult former slaves the right to vote

9. Black Codes
Laws designed to take away the rights and freedoms of African-Americans
Kept superiority of whites

10. Examples of Black Codes
South Carolina- Workers shall not be absent from the workplace without the permission of their boss.
Mississippi- Black may not quit their working contract. If a runaway employee is caught, the capturer is paid $5 per employee and 10 cents per mile.
South Carolina- Black people may not have guns.
Mississippi- Blacks may not get employment as mechanics or building/repairing houses.

11. Jim Crow Laws Designed to separate people of different races.
Passed as black codes became unconstitutional.

12. Examples of Jim Crow Laws
Arizona- Whites may not marry anyone of color.
Florida- There must be juvenile facilities separate for black and whites and must be at least ¼ of a mile apart.
Louisiana- A black may not offer to shake hands with a white. This implies social equals.
Tennessee- Separate buildings for black and white patients in hospitals for the insane.

13. 13th Amendment Gives freedom to all slaves
Frees slaves in border states and territories
Confederate states must agree to in order to be re-admitted into the US
Freedman’s Bureau set up to help newly freedman adjust to new lifestyle.

14. 14th Amendment Gives citizenship to everyone born in the US
Gives equal rights to newly freed African-Americans
Supported by Republicans in Congress
To take away rights in the South, Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws grew

15. 15th Amendment
Cannot stop someone from voting based on race, color or former servitude (slave)
Meant to stop discrimination of votes based on color or race
Stop from voting based on poll taxes and literacy tests
Poll Taxes- pay in order to vote
Literacy Test- tested on ability to tread and write
KKK uses intimidation to stop blacks from voting

16. How Can I remember these three Amendments?
13: No slavery (free)
14: Born in the US
(citizens)
15: Color or race does not stop someone from voting (vote)
Remember:
FREE
CITIZENS
VOTE