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What was president johnsons Reconstruction plan
A former confederate state could rejoin the union once it had written a new state constitution, elected a new State government, repealed it's act of secession, canceled its war debts, and ratified the thirteenth amendment, which abolished slavery.
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What did the thirteenth amendment do for the slaves?
Guaranteed his or her freedom from slavery
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How were the slave's life different before and after the war?
Before the war the slaves had terrible living conditions and were treated harshly and after the war they had breaks and were treated less harshly and were able to merry officially,
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What were the black codes
They are laws to control former slaves
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What is this: Congress shall have power to enforce these article by appropriate legislation
The second section of amendment 13
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