Post-Civil+War+to+1900

Laws-
In 1866 Congress passed the [|14th Amendment]. It said that African-Americans to own property. This was important to our economy because more people were paying taxes. This is good because the U.S. was getting more money and they needed it especially since they just got out of a war.

In 1867 the First Reconstruction act was passed. It divided the military of the South in to 5 different segments for the purpose of elections and government reasons.

In 1870 the 15th Amendment was passed. The 15th Amendment stated that the United States can't stop a person from voting based on their race. This is Important because now people of different cultures could vote for president and we could have different kinds of people for our president instead of a unanimous vote for one person.

In 1875 a law was passed saying it was fine to segregate against somebody as long as it wasn't in a public place.

Money-
The salary In the south immediatly following the Civil warwas $150,000.

The cost of the average sugar farm was $125,000.

The estimated cost for [|reconstruction] of the civil war was $300,000,000.

Sources-
Alvarez, Joseph. __from reconstruction to revolution__. New york,New york: 1980. (1-16,33)

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