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Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction

Horizontales
Freed the slaves
His reconstruction plan said that 10% of voters had to swear loyalty to the Union
Declared freedmen to be citizens with the same rights as white people
An organization (group of people) that provided food, housing, schools, jobs, and healthcare to freedmen
Verticales
To make sure the South was following the new laws of the government, this plan divided Southern states into 5 sections with military leaders in charge of each section
Officially gave citizenship to freedmen
His reconstruction plan was very forgiving to the South and only required Southern states to approve the Thirteenth Amendment in order to rejoin the Union without giving basic rights to former slaves
Most former slaves wanted land to farm, but had no money to buy it. So former owners, who needed workers because they had no slaves anymore, rented small parts of their farms and farm equipment to freedmen. This kept freedmen in poverty, however, because they never earned enough money to pay back the money they owed for the land
To be kicked out of office. This happened to President Johnson
Laws that restricted the rights of freedmen so that the South could keep control over them. These laws included not being able to vote, serve on a jury, and not being able to carry a gun MILITARY_RECONSTRUCTION To make sure the South was following the new laws of the government, this plan divided Southern states into 5 sections with military leaders in charge of each section