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Lincoln annouces Ten Percent Plan
The details of his plan is that a state could be put back in the U.S if 10 percent of all the voters promised to the Union to end slavery. The loyalty oath is the pledge of allegience. -
Lincoln vetoes the Wade Davis Bill
The Wade Davis Bill required the states to accept the end of slavery and let all african american men to vote. -
Lincoln is re-elected
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Congress creates Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedman's Bureau made a protected group of people and unessisarily gave the power to the federal government. -
Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House- Civil War ends
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Lincoln assasinated and Johnson become President
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Jonhson declares reconstruction complete
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13th Amendment approved and ratified by congress
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States. -
Johnson declares reconstruction over
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Mississippi enacted first black codes
The black codes are laws the made african americans second class citizens and no rights to vote. -
Radical Republicans
Radical Republicans wanted a lot of change, they wanted slaves to be treated as people and wanted confederate soldiers to get harsh treatment. They were a danger to reconstruction because they threatened the democrats and had very strong views. -
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Reconstruction Acts
This law divided the south into 5 parts. Each part was governed
by a military leader. Each states had to do three things before they were able to be readmitted to the Union. -
Johnson Impeached
Johnson tried to stop the first reconstruction act by firing the secretary of war, so the House of Representatives impeached him for breaking the tenure of office Aat. -
14th Amendment Ratified
This amendment allowed everyone born in the United States citizenship, including former slaves. -
Ulysses S. Grant Elected
Grant beat Johnson in the 1868 elections,he was very hated by southern rebels because of his republican views. -
Sharecropping
Sharecropping is when someone that owns land rents a piece of their land to someone else and gets a percentage of the crops grown on the rented land. -
15th Amendment Ratified
The 15th amendment guarenteed black men the right to vote. -
Enforcement Acts
These acts protected african americans right to vote, be on a jury, hold office, and have equal rights. -
Amnesty Act of 1872
This act allowed many former confederates to run for office. -
Freedmen's Bureau Terminated
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Lame-Duck Congress Passes Civil Rights Act
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Disputed Election
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Hayes Declared Presidnet; Reconstruction Ends
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Compromise Of 1877
Democrats agreed to accept ballots that made Hayes the winner of the presidential election if federal troops were withdrawn from the south.