Reconstruction 1865-1877

The freeman's bureau

Mar 3, 1865

They provided food,shelter,clothing,and teachings for the freed slaves.

President Lincolns is Assassinated.

Apr 14, 1865

John Wilkes Booth assassinates the president and soon after Andrew Johnson becomes president.

The 13th Amendment

Nov 6, 1865

The Amendment that ended/abolished slavery.

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Apr 9, 1866

The act that pushed people to serve the sole purpose of making everybody equal in citizenship.

Military Reconstruction Act

Feb 2, 1867

The act saying that the military would be split between 5 districts.

Ku Klux Klan

Jul 30, 1867

They didn´t want colored people to have rights nor walk on the same side as them because they didn´t want to live in the world with colored people.

Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial

Feb 24, 1868

He was sketchy in the office and didn´t complete what he was set to do and violated the tenure of office act.

Ulysses S Grant election

Jul 21, 1868

Made the act that allowed AM to vote.

The 14th Amendment

Jul 21, 1868

gave citizenship to anyone who was born in the U.S. even if their parents were immigrants.

The 15th Amendment

Mar 30, 1870

Gave everybody the right to vote.

Reconstruction Ends

Mar 31, 1877

The day that the reconstruction era ended.