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Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was president during March 4, 1861 – April 14, 1865. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America and he was apart of the National Union Party. The leader who successfully prosecuted the Civil War to preserve the nation. He played in key role in passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which ended slavery in America. At first, he didn’t like the idea of accepting black men into the military because he thought other states like Maryland, Kentucky, and issouri to leave and quit.

Civil War The American Civil War, a brief summary! The American Civil War, waged from 1861 to 1865, is remembered on this date. The war was about slavery, but primarily about its economic consequences. The northern elite wanted economic expansion that would change the southern (slave-holding) way of life.

Emancipation Proclamation ● President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on

January 1, 1863 because of the hate he had against slavery. ● The proclamation declared that all persons held as slaves within

rebellious states are and henceforward shall be free.● The proclamation did not cover the slaves in the slave-holding

border states. This includes Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.

● The states in rebellion did not act on Lincoln's order● On January 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation freed 3.1 million

of the nation’s 4 million slaves.

Jim crow laws

● Jim crow laws was a collection of local and state laws that legalized racial segregation

● Started in early 1865 - 1965● The laws segregated:

○ Bathrooms○ Hospitals○ Neighborhoods○ Separate textbooks for students

How The Constitutional Amendments(13th, 14th, 15th) Affected African Americans.

The 13th Amendment - Abolish slavery in 1865

The 14th Amendment - Guaranteed African americans rights and promised that the federal government will enforce equal protection.

The 15th Amendment - All African Americans could vote

● These 3 amendments stopped slavery and gave freedom to the African Americans

Black Codes

● Black codes were laws to limit freedom from African Americans and their availability as a cheap labor after slavery was removed during the civil war..

● 4 million slaves were given freedom as the Union’s victory● But, many states required African Americans to sign a yearly labor

contract, refusing could lead to risks of:○ Being arrested○ Fined○ Forced into unpaid labor

Militia actThe militia act was passed on July 17, 1862. It called on the president at the time to allow African Americans into the military and naval service. At the beginning of the Civil War, the War Department refused to let blacks who volunteered for the Union army in. Even though the act was passed, it made it clear that blacks would be paid significantly less than white soldiers. President Lincoln then decided to have blacks work in noncombatant positions like scouts, laborers, and nurses. The widespread participation of the blacks however, became one of the most important social, military, and political developments of the Civil War.

The Second Confiscation● The Second Confiscation Act was approved by Congress on July 16,

1862.● The act made confederates who didn't surrender within 60 days of

the act must free their slaves as punishment. ● It didn’t guarantee African Americans civil rights.● The act incorporated provisions to transport and colonize any

African Americans to emigrate to a tropical country to guarantee them the rights and privileges.

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)● The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866● The KKK extended into every southern state in 1870 and became a

vehicle for the white resistance to the Republican Party’s Reconstruction

● The members waged an underground campaign of intimidation and violence directed at white and black Republican leaders.

● The organization’s goal was to reestablish the white supremacy-fulfilled.

● White republicans and black institutions such as schools and churches were targeted

Conclusion

Our President, Abraham Lincoln had not only had freed African Americans but have them get a new life and restart. Even when some couldn’t be freed, he did his absolute best to stop this cause. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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