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Jeremiah Mittens had just read the news that 

President Andrew Jackson had ratified the 

13th Amendment which meant all slaves 

were free.

Mr. Mittens was happy to know that Lincoln's 

Plan to unify the Union was actually 

happening.

Jeremiah Mittens was a recently freed slave 

who became a sharecropper to make a profit. 

However, the white land owner who provided 

the land and materials did not give Jeremiah 

his profits.

Since sharecropping was tough to earn a 

profit, Jeremiah became a tenant farmer. 

Now Mr. Mittens could keep his profits.

     Other freed slaves say that sharecropping 

and tenant farming are Black Codes that 

restrict African Americans rights. 

                                                   J.M.

Jeremiah Mittens didn't find it so bad, 

especially since he received food and clothing 

from Freedman's Bureau.

After the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Black 

Codes were no longer an issue. 

Eventually the 14th Amendment was ratified 

giving every citizen equal rights.

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 allowed 

martial law in the South, allowing Jeremiah 

and other African Americans rights.

     The Radical Republican's plan to help 

former slaves is working!

                                                   J.M.

Jeremiah Mittens noticed President Johnson was 

having problems with his cabinet members. The 

Tenure of Office Act said that the president 

couldn't fire someone without approval from the 

Senate. The president was then impeached by the 

House of Representatives.

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