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Thirteenth Amendment is Ratified
In December of 1864 the 13th Amendment is ratified, this sparks the ending to the Civil War -
The Freedmen's Bureau is Established
This Bureau was estalished to help emacipated slaves back into society. -
The Civil War Ends
The war ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. -
Andrew Johnson becomes President
After Lincolns death, Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th president of the United States. -
Benjamin Butler is elected to Congress as a radical Republican
Benjamin Butler was a well known Union General of the civil ear and advocated for rights of African Americans. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed by congress, despite Johnsons earlier veto. -
Fourteenth Amendment is ratified.
This amendment says that all people born in the United States have rights to citizenship and equal protection under the laws of the United States. -
Ulysses Grant becomes President
Grant is a former Union General and becomes 18th President. At the time was the youngest president in the history of the US -
Hiram Revels elected to U. S. Senate
Hiram Revels is the first African American Senator. -
Troops Leave
The last of the Federal Troops leave South Carolina, being the last of the military presence in the south.
