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The Freedmens Bureau
A federal agency established to protect and help emancipated slaves. -
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.Andrew Johnson becomes president after. -
The 13th Amendment is passed
The amendment made slavery illegal in the US -
Civil rights act of 1866
It was an act to give all persons rights,obviously including African Americans -
Ku Klux Klan
Their goal was to oppose the reconstruction and keep ¨white supremacy¨ -
Military reconstruction acts
They passed it too punish the south and make sure they don´t regain power again -
Andrew Johnsons impeachment trial
They wanted to impeach him for multiple high crimes and misdemeanors.He was kept in office by one vote.His impeachment trial was set on May 16th 1868 -
14th Amendment
grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in US -
Election of Ulysses S. Grant
People in his administration were crooks.He fought for the right for African Americans to vote -
15th Amendment
Protects voting rights of all citizens -
Reconstruction ends
Reconstruction ended under Rutherford B Hayes presidency in 1877.Unfortunately most of the equal changes were reversed