Post-Civil War Amendments and Policies

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13th Amendment

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Abolish slavery

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14th Amendment

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Citizenship rights

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15th Amendment

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Right to vote regardless of race

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How do freedmen pay rent?

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Plantations divided into small farms and a portion of crop were paid as rent

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What is military reconstruction?

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10 districts divided into 6 military districts

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Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851

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Defined boundaries between tribes, allowed safe passage of settlers, allowed roads and forts to be built, provided annuity.

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What did dawes act do

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138 milion acres to 48 million acres

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What is the carlisle indian industrial school

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effort to erase native american culture

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Why were Bison important to the NA

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primary food source

materials for clothing

shelter

key part of culture

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who were the major contributors to business in 19 century

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John D Rockefeller -oil

Andrew Carnegie-steel

JP Morgan -banking and finance

Cornelius Vanderbilt -railroad shipping