Reconstruction era after Civil War

Thirteenth Amendment approved in January. Abolished slavery in the United States.

Jan 31, 1865

The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, expect as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the united states, or any place subject to their jurisdiction"

Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

There were Southern sympathizers who believed that the Confederacy could be restored. John Wilkes Booth held that belief, and it was the motive behind his plot to murder President Abraham Lincoln.

Black Code

Nov 25, 1865

The black code were certain laws that blacks were given as agreements and defined the rights of freedom.

Formation of Klu Klux Klan in Tennessee.

Dec 24, 1865

In Pulaski, Tennessee, a group of Confederate veterans convenes to form a secret society that was called “Ku Klux Klan.” The KKK rapidly grew from a secret social fraternity to a paramilitary force bent on reversing the federal government’s progressive Reconstruction era-activities in the South, especially policies that elevated the rights of the local Black population.

Fourteenth Amendment

Jun 13, 1866

The fourteenth Amendment states. " No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states; nor shall any state deprive any person of live, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

President Johnson vetoes three Reconstruction Acts

Apr 19, 1867

Johnson refused to sign the bill because he believed Congress had no right to guarantee citizenship within the states or to enforce legislation on the individual states. His goal was to Preserve the Union.

Fourth Reconstruction Act passed by President Johnson

Feb 27, 1868

Congress passed the Fourth Reconstruction Act. When President Johnson refused to sign the legislation, it became law on March 11. The fourth reconstruction Act stipulated that ratification of proposed constitutions in the southern states would be determined by a majority of people casting ballots, as opposed to a majority of registered voters.

President Ulysees S.Grant

Mar 4, 1869

He was the 18th president. He served for two terms. he sigh off on another act during his time in office.

Fifteenth Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

The Fifteenth Amendment on equal voting rights for men passed. Allowing Africans Americans to vote.

First black members of Congress elected

Feb 25, 1870

A freeman his entire life, Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political orientation and oratorical skills honed from years as a preacher, Revels filled a vacant seat in the United States Senate in 1870.

Blanche Kelso first black senator elected as Senator of Mississippi

Feb 14, 1875

First Black Senator Elected As Senator Of Mississippi. He was Born into slavery but escaped as the Civil War Began.

Civil Rights Act

Mar 1, 1875

States equal treatment in public places between white and colored people. People not treated right and judge for appearance.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Mar 4, 1877

Inaugurated president of the United States. Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War.

Last Federal Troops leave the south

Apr 24, 1877

The conventional ending for Reconstruction is 1877, when the federal government withdrew the last troops stationed in the South as part of the Compromise of 1877.