Required states end slavery (13th Amendment)
For states who refused to pass the 14th Amendment
Made states declare their secession had been illegal
Required adult white males to pledge loyalty to the United States to get back the right to vote
transformation of southern society
States were placed in 5 military districts
To become a state they must pass the 13th &14th Amendment
Fought against President Johnson
Passed 13th, 14th, 15th amendments
States were governed by the military
Wanted to punish the South for the war
legislation favoring the rights of freed slaves
Wanted to limit the Black Codes
restoration of the Union
Required states to cancel all war debts
