Reconstruction

By Ferix Xreie
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    Reconstruction

  • President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. Reconstruction Begins

    President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. Reconstruction Begins

  • Andrew Johnson takes office of President following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

  • Black Codes are enacted

    Black Codes are enacted

  • The Freedmen Bureau is established

    The Freedmen Bureau is established

  • The American Civil War officially ends.

    The American Civil War officially ends.

  • The 13th Amendment is ratified

  • The Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, is formed.

    The Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, is formed.

  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed, guaranteeing rights to all citizens.

    The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed, guaranteeing rights to all citizens.

  • The 14th Amendment is ratified.

    The 14th Amendment is ratified.

  • Ulysses S. Grant is elected president

    Ulysses S. Grant is elected president

  • The 15th Amendment is ratified

    The 15th Amendment is ratified

  • Reconstruction officially ends