Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
By: Maddy Rinkus
Overview
Freedmen' Bureau
- established in 1865
- to help the free slaves and poor whites in the after math of the war
- provided food, housing, medical aid, school, legal assistnce
- attempted to settle former slaves on Confederate lands confiscated or abandoned during the war
Johnson's Response?
- vetoed it, because he believed it went against the states rights, was directed towards one group of people more than the other, and would make a burden on the federal government
Civil Rights Act 1866
- all people born in the US, with the exception of native americans, would be citizens
- citizens would have equal rights
Johnson's Response?
- Johnson disagreed with the legislation saying it was one more step towards centralization of the federal government
Black Codes
- laws that were towards anyone with more than one-eight negro blood
* Civil Rights
- granted blacks only a few more rights than they had before the civil war
- basically had some of the same rights as whites, with a few alterations
- brought the rights of marriage and family to the blacks
* Labor Contracts
- said that black "servants" and work for white "masters" for a price
- the contract must say what they will make and what service they will be doing
- the contract must be approved by a judge
- servants must work sunrise to sundown everyday except sunday, also they must live on their masters property
* Other Restrictions
- made because whites have the obsession of controlling former slaves
- it is said that blacks can not posses firearms of any type, sell or buy alcohol, or go to another state without a bond of good behavior
- blacks can not sell farm equipment
- blacks can not have any occupation other than farming and what they are given by their owner