Reconstruction

abraham lincoln announces plan for reconstruction

Dec 8, 1863

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This was when Abe Lincoln announced his 10% plan which said that in order for a state to be readmitted into the union 10% of the citizens had to vote that they wanted back in.

wade davis bill receives pocket veto

Jul 2, 1864

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This was a plan much like Lincoln's 10% Plan but instead of needing 10% of the people for a state to some back into the union a state needed 50+ % of the voters

Lincoln Re-Elected President

Feb 13, 1865

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Lincoln was not expected to be realected president because the Civil war had taken longer then expected

formation of the freedmen's bureau

Mar 3, 1865

2 1 the freedmen's bureau was a Government agency that assisted Ex slaves in stress.

assassination of abraham lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

2 1 Pres Lincoln was attending the comedy Our American Cousin" when John WBooth Came up from behind and shot Lincoln.

president andrew johnson announces plans for reconstruction

May 14, 1865

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his plan made southerners Pledge to the union and for leaders of the confederacy to petition inorder for them to be exepted back into the union

black codes created in mississippi

Nov 14, 1865

2 1 Black codes were in short loop holes for whites to go through to still get free labor

ratification of the 13th amendment

Dec 6, 1865

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This Amendment said that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." this officially abolished slavery in the United States

ku klux klan created

Dec 24, 1865

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This was a group that opposes untraditional capitalist things. in the 1860's they focused on black and trying to make them return to being slaves. This group still exists today and is estimated to have 3-5000 members but they focus more on Communism.

Civil rights act of 1866 enacted

Apr 9, 1866

2 1 this made all men in the united states have equal rights.

reconstruction acts enacted

Mar 2, 1867

2 1 this divided the south into 5 different Military districts each under the control of a Northern General

president andrew johnson impeached

May 26, 1868

2 1 this was when president andrew johnson was removed from office.

ratification of the 14th amendment

Jul 19, 1868

2 1 this made"all persons born or naturalized in the United States" have civilian rights. this included ex slaves

ulysses s grant elected president

Nov 3, 1868

3 2 1 Grant was elected over Horatio Seymour in hopes of ending the turmoil. he was also the logical choice seeing as he was a symbol of Victory in the civil war. he also aligned himself with the ratical republicans.

ratification of the 15th amendment

Feb 3, 1870

2 1 This made it so states could not deny someone the right to vote because of their"race, color, or previous condition of servitude".

hiram revels elected to senate

Feb 25, 1870

2 1 he was the first African American to be elected into the senate.

ku klux klan enacted

Apr 20, 1871

2 1 This gave the president the right to suspend habeas corpus in acting against the acts of terrorism specifically the KKK.

freedmen's bureau abolished

Jun 28, 1872

2 1 This was a branch of the government that helped needing African Americans. it was Put into the war department to handle.

Civil rights act of 1875 passed

Mar 1, 1875

3 2 1 This made it so that Blacks were permited to use the same restaurants, theaters, trains and other public transportation as whites.

"Jim Crow" enters the American cultural language

Feb 15, 1876

1 These were laws that said Whites and blacks ahd to be segriated. but they were separate but equal. these laws also said that black were free but not aloud all of their rights. these laws were between 1876 -1965.

Last national troops leave south carolina

Nov 7, 1876

the second only one i could findthe only one i could find After reconstruction was finished the troops left the south. this lefft hte black expossed.

rutherford b hayes elected president

Mar 4, 1877

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He was the 19th president end finished Reconstruction in the u.s.a.

civil rights act overturned 1883

Oct 17, 1883

2 1 the court over decided that the civil rights acts were unconstitutional because of the civil rights cases.

Florida Requires Segregation in Places of Public Accommodation

Jun 10, 1887

1 This was the first state to reqiure segragration. inRestrooms..

Case of Plessy v. Ferguson

May 18, 1896

2 1 This was a case that said that black s and whites could be separate but equal. He was convicted and jailed becasue he sat in the white Box seat.