assisting in the economic recovery of the South and
enforcing segregation to prevent racial violence

punishing the South for its role in the Civil War and
protecting the rights extended to African Americans

readmitting states to the Union as quickly as possible and returning democrats to political power

establishing the KKK and returning former Confederate leaders to power

Lincoln and Johnson prioritized rebuilding the South, while Congress prioritized the fair treatment of former Confederates.

Lincoln and Johnson prioritized the harsh punishment of former Confederates, while Congress prioritized diplomacy and negotiation.

Lincoln and Johnson prioritized restoring the Union, while Congress prioritized protecting the rights of formerly enslaved people.

Lincoln and Johnson prioritized ensuring citizens' loyalty, while Congress prioritized preventing Confederate states from rejoining the Union.

The Freedmen's Bureau sought to seize property from white Southerners to give to Black Americans, while the Ku Klux Klan sought to protect the political rights of all people in the South.

The Freedmen's Bureau sought to prevent Black Americans from being denied the right to vote, while the Ku Klux Klan sought to deny Black Americans their social and political rights.

The Freedmen's Bureau sought to punish white Southerners who disagreed with emancipation, while the Ku Klux Klan sought to encourage public debate about the effects of Reconstruction.

The Freedmen's Bureau sought to restrict Black Americans' ability to exercise their right to vote, while the Ku Klux Klan sought to convince white Southerners to start another secessionist movement.

help slaves adjust to their newfound freedom

battle terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan

serve as a voice for former plantation owners

establish black codes to limit freed slaves rights

the mistreatment of Southerners by the federal government

the passage of Jim Crow laws by state governments in the South

the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

the passage of federal laws limiting Black voting rights

12th amendment

13th amendment

15th amendment

16th amendment

to end Jim Crow laws

to gain political power

to reinforce military rule

to promote New South goals

The 13th Amendment protects the rights of slave owners while the Emancipation Proclamation protects the rights of the slaves.

Both documents make slavery illegal within the United States, but the Emancipation proclamation was created during the Civil War while the 13th Amendment was created after the war.

The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was the only way the states that seceded from the Union would be readmitted into the United States.

The Emancipation Proclamation only frees the slaves belonging to the Confederate States while the 13th Amendment made the institution of slavery illegal within the United States.

African American men and women began to practice their new gained freedoms and used their right to vote to elect several females into political office. 

Male citizens of all races were able to cast their vote in public elections allowing for more men of color to represent the needs of their voters.

The Ku Klux Klan was forced to end its violence towards people of color that were attempting to vote.

Slavery and involuntary servitude was made illegal within the United States and these newly freedmen were granted citizenship.