Forms of Reconstruction

States were governed by the military

Fought against President Johnson

legislation favoring the rights of freed slaves

Required states to cancel all war debts

Made states declare their secession had been illegal

Required states end slavery (13th Amendment)

For states who refused to pass the 14th Amendment

To become a state they must pass the 13th &14th Amendment

States were placed in 5 military districts

Required adult white males to pledge loyalty to the United States to get back the right to vote

restoration of the Union

transformation of southern society

Wanted to limit the Black Codes

Wanted to punish the South for the war

Passed 13th, 14th, 15th amendments