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13th Amendment Ratified
That's when they outlawed and ended slavery. They also forgive each state's debts. It provision abolishing slavery. -
Freedmen's Bureau
Something they all needed. Also to help the poor whites obtain supplies. Organization also created schools. -
End of the Civil War (Appomattox)
Confederate troops surrended. They were allowed to go home. Union troops cheered for their VICTORY ! -
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth entered a private box, and SHOT Lincoln in the head. He died the next day. He talked about his plan with reunite the Union. -
14th Amendment Ratified
Everybody got there equal rights. Georgia and the South was upset about the act. Civil Right's Act guaranted the right to African American. -
15th Amendment Ratified
All males citzen had the right to vote reguardless of their races. 16 state still prohibited blacks from voting. Democratic gained control of the state legislature. -
Georgia Readmitted to the Union
Democratic gained control ! They accused Governor R. Bullock of corruption. He was the last, into 2003 Sonny Perdue took office. -
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Reconstruction of Georgia Timeline
What is reconstruction ? It's The act of building something again. A time period after the Civil War which the South rejoined the Union and Rebuilt it's society. -
Election of Rutherford B. Hayes
Made the economy in the North needed attention. Southern also grow. He Withdraw with Samuel J. Tidden and was called "Compromise of 1877". -
Henry McNeal Turner elected to Senate
He ws from Bibb County. A free African American. Promoted land, ownershipp, education, and voting rights. Disliked him for his radical positions.
