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In 1866, Congress passed the Freedmen's Bureau bill, providing necessities for former slaves and protection of their rights in court. They then passed the Civil Rights Act, defining "all persons born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed," as citizens. Johnson vetoed these two measures because he felt that Southern states were not represented in Congress and believed that setting suffrage policy was the responsibility of the states, not the federal government. Both vetoes were denied by Congress.in 1867 the Congress created Military Reconstruction in the former Confederate States to reinforce political and social right for the Southern blacks. In 1868 Andrew Johnson Violated the Tenure of Office Act. Violating the act has cause his impeachment crisis. By 1869, Ulysses S. Grant was inauguration where Andrew Johnson did not attend to the inauguration . While the eighteenth president takes over control, Wyoming Gives Women The Vote, which means women are now able to vote. Fifteenth amendment has been approved 1870. In 1871 the Third Force Act also known as the "Ku Klux Act" Passed. Yellowstone National Park Protection Act of