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Abraham Lincoln Announces Plans for Reconstruction
More info on Reconstruction Abraham Lincoln wanted to bring back the South into the Union and not make a big deal about it. -
Wade-Davis Bill Receives Pocket Veto
More info on the Wade-Davis Bill The Wade-Davis Bill was another Bill made to reinstitute the South into the Union. It was passed by Congress but was vetoed by Lincoln. -
Lincoln Re-Elected President
More info on the re-election of Lincoln Abraham ran for president a second time in the election of 1864. His opponent was Democrat George B. McClellan. -
Formation of the Freedman's Bureau
More info on the Freedman's Bureau The Freedmen Bureau helped distressed freed slaves during the Reconstruction era of the United States. -
Assasaaination of Abraham Lincoln
More info on Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Abraham Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday at Ford's Theater. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
More info on the 13th Amendment The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery. -
Klu Klux Klan created
More info on the KKK The Klu Klux Klan or KKK was America's first recognized terrorist group. They beat and tortured African Americans and burnt crosses on peoples lawns. -
Black Codes created in Mississippi
More info on Black Codes Black Codes were laws instituted in the US after Reconstruction. The laws limited the Civil Right of black people. -
Civil Rights Act (1866) Enacted
More info on the Civil Act 1866 The Civil Rights Act granted citizenship to anyone naturalized in the US. -
President Andrew Johnson impeached
More info on the impeachment of Andrew Johnson The main reason Andrew Johnson was impeached was because he violated the 1867 Tenure of Office Act. He violated it by firing his Secretary of War. -
Ratification of the 14th Amendment
More info on the 14th Amendment After ratification it granted citizenship to all persons naturalized in the US. It also made it illegal to deny a person because of their color. -
Ulyssed S. Grant elected President
More info on Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant ran in the presidential election of 1867. -
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
More info on the 15th Amendment The 15th Amendment prohibits governments from not allowing someone to vote based on their race. It is also the third of the Reconstructon Amendments. -
Hiram Revels elected to Senate
More info on Hiram Revels Hiram Revels was the first African American member of the US Senate. He was from Mississippi and was elected at age 42. -
Klu Klux Klan Act enacted
More info on the Klu Klux Klan Act The Klu Klux Klan Act was also known as the Enforcement Act. The act gave federal government more power to protect voters. -
Freedman's Bureau Abolished
More info on the Freedman's Bureau The Freedman's Bureau gave newly freed slaves more power. This threatened white people so they abolished it. -
Civil Rights Act 1875 passed
More info on the Civil Rights Act of 1875 The Civil Rights Act of 1875 also known as the Enforement Act guarenteed equal treatment for everyone. -
"Jim Crow" enters the American cultural language
More info of Jim Crow Jim Crow was a word used to describe to Black Codes and segregation laws. There were even songs written about him. -
Rutherford B. Hayes Elected president
More info on Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction and led America into the second Industrial Revolution. -
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Case of Plessey v. Ferguson
More info on Plessey v. Ferguson Plessey v. Ferguson was a case in which a black man violated the Seperate Car Act by sitting where whites were.
