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What did the congress create in march of 1865 to help newly freed blacks adjust to freedom?
Congress created the Freedman's Bureau, an agency with the ability to take on many of the needs that were important to the former slaves. The bureau provided education, housing, built churches and schools, provided healthcare, and acted as an advocate for the blacks who were forming labor contracts with their former masters.
How long did the southern states secede?
The Southern States seceded from 1860-1865, during the course of the Civil War.
What were the competing notions of freedom that existed in the post-war south?
i)Freedom to blacks meant end to slavery, injustice, humiliation. Rights and protections of free men also desiredii)AAs differed over how to achieve freedom: some wanted economic redistribution including land, others wanted legal equality and opportunity. All wanted independence from white controliii)Whites wanted life w/o interference of North or federal govt. Thirteenth Amendment (Dec 1865) had abolished slavery, but many planters wanted blacks to be tied to plantationsiv)March 1865 Congress created Freedmen's Bureau to distribute food, create schools, & help poor whites. Only a temporary solution, only operated for 1 yrSource: http://histnotes.com/US_Ch._15.html
The what guided 100000 fugitive slaves to freedom between 1780 and 1865?
The Ungerground Railroad I think.
What Is the secret group that terrorized Southern whites and blacks are in at the reconstruction?
The secret group that terrorized Southern whites and blacks during the Reconstruction era was the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Founded in 1865, the Klan aimed to restore white supremacy and resist the changes brought about by Reconstruction, including the rights granted to formerly enslaved people. They used intimidation, violence, and murder against both Black individuals and white allies who supported Reconstruction efforts. The KKK's actions contributed significantly to the establishment of systemic racism and segregation in the South.
In 1865 Southern whites defined freedom as?
In 1865 Southern whites defined freedom as controlling their future without northern interference
What was the common term for the blacks newly liberated from slavery in 1865?
freedmen
What did the congress create in march of 1865 to help newly freed blacks adjust to freedom?
Congress created the Freedman's Bureau, an agency with the ability to take on many of the needs that were important to the former slaves. The bureau provided education, housing, built churches and schools, provided healthcare, and acted as an advocate for the blacks who were forming labor contracts with their former masters.
When was Southern Pacific Railroad created?
Southern Pacific Railroad was created in 1865.
How did congress feel about southern states in 1865?
they felt worrid about the southern states
What was the first university to give degrees to blacks?
The first university to give degrees to blacks was Shaw University. It was the first HBCU in the South that was established in 1865.
What happened on 1865 June 19?
Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans throughout the former Confederacy of the southern United States.
When were slaves given freedom to write?
they were not until they were freed in 1865
When was Southern Pacific Transportation Company created?
Southern Pacific Transportation Company was created in 1865.
What was the date that most southern states are readmitted?
1865-1877
Who ended the black code?
and southern state 1865 and 1866
President's 1865 action toward Southern legislators?
After the assassination of President Lincoln, his vice president, a man with loyalties to the south and no sympathy for African Americans assumed the highest office. President Andrew Johnson's 1865 pardons of former Confederates, and his veto of Civil Rights Legislation, because it called for equality between blacks and whites, offended African Americans.
