Westward Movement

• Homestead Act passed to encourage Americans to move west 
• Pacific Railway Act authorized a railroad from omaha to sacremento 
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Reconstruction 1865-1877

• Period following the civil war 
• no seceding military officer or politicians were tried for treason 
• If 10 % of citizens swore allegiance to the union they could stay ( from confederacy ) 
• had to ratify 13,14,15 ammendments 
• 13th- abolished slavery 
• 14th - defined citizenship 
• Black an : right to vote ( 15th) 
• Andrew Jhonson 
• former senetor from tennesee 
• didn't oppose slavery 
• Dolly has kids possibly by Andrew Jhonson 
• Jefferson Davis 
• was pardoned 
• Andrew Jhonson was taught to punish the south by Radical Republicans but had no interest 
• Freedman's Bureau tried to help negros 
• hampered apathetic agents and  congress 
• jhonson vetoed a bill to fund freedmans Bureau and disbamded in 1872 
• Jhonson fought proposals to redistribute land 
• KKK established in Paloski Tennesee 
• Tenure of Office Act prohibited the president from removing federal officials without consent of the senate 
• Jhonson fired Edward Stanton who was an ally of the radical republicans 
• republicans then nominated grant 
• used military to suppress KKK 
• Samuel J. Tilden supported by Republicans with Hayes in the white house Reconstruction cam to an end