Reconstruction 1865-1877

By ProRuby Rose

  • Freedmen's Bureau

    Freedmen's Bureau
    Group of Northerners that helped the freemen and refuges from the Civil War. Provided food, shelter, and clothing.

  • President Lincoln is Assassinated

    President Lincoln is Assassinated
    John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln and Johnson became president after he died.

  • 13th Amendment is Passed

    13th Amendment is Passed
    This Amendment abolished/banned slavery.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1866

    Civil Rights Act of 1866
    Defined Citizenship and made sure that everyone was protected by the law.

  • Ku Klux Klan

    Ku Klux Klan
    Group of White Supremacists who killed A.A.'s and any white supporters of the A.A. group.

  • Military Reconstruction Acts

    Military Reconstruction Acts
    Divided the Confederate states except for Tennessee into 5 military districts.

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial
    Johnson was being charged for violating the Tenure of Office Act.

  • Election of Ulysses S. Grant

    Election of Ulysses S. Grant
    18th President of the US

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    States that everyone born in the US is automatically a US Citizen

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    Cannot Deny a citizen the right to vote

  • Reconstruction Ends

    Reconstruction Ends
    End of Reconstruction