Freedmen's Bureau and the Reconstruction Amendments

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What is sourcing?

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to identify the who, what, where, when, and why of a historical document.

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Who was president at the end of the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Who was vice president at the end of the Civil War?

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Andrew Johnson

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What was the Freedmen's Bureau?

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an agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist formerly enslaved people, freed from slavery by emancipation, in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education.

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Did the Freedmen’s Bureau achieve all of its goals? Why or why not?

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No. This is because President Andrew Johnson fought against the Radical Republicans, and took every action to remove funding from the Freedmen's Bureau.

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

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abolished slavery in the entirety of the United States.

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What did the 14th Amendment do?

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allowed the federal government to guarantee equal rights, and challenge state governments when they [tried to restrict the] rights of citizens on the basis of race

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What did the 15th Amendment do?

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secured voting rights for Black men, making it illegal to refuse them the right to vote on account of race or previous condition of servitude