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Freedmen's Bureau
The primary purpose of this was to help the Freedmen and poor whites obtain food and clothes. They also established schools with the help of religious organizations. Most saw this as a kind act, but there a few who saw it atrocious. In 1872, the American Missionary Association opened the school that became Atlanta University. -
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Reconsruction of Georgia Timeline
Reconstruction means to 'rebuild' something, or to build it again. -
End of the Civil War
General Lee of the Confederacy wished to continue fighting, but they didn't have the rescources. Lee knew it was time to end the fighting. He met with General Grant at the Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865. They agreed on terms of surrender, Three days later, about 25,000 Confederate troops surrendered their weapons and were allowed to go home. They were not tried for treason. -
Abrahan Lincoln Assasinated
While Lincoln attended a play with his wife. A man, John Wilkes Booth, assasinated Lincoln by shooting him in the head, He died the next day. Most people saw it as a very sad day for the U.S. -
13th Amendment Ratified
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except 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." Formally abolishing slavery in the United States. The 13th Amendment was passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865. It was ratified by the states on December 6, 1865. -
Henry Mcneal Turner elected to Senate
Henry was a Union chaplain during the war and a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Working first among the freed slaves as a minister, he soon became their political leader, promoting the Republican Party, as did many other AME preachers. Henry served as a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1867 and was elected to the Georgia legislature in July 1868. -
14th Amendment Ratified
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The 14th Amendment greatly expanded civil rights for all. -
The 15h Amendment
The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It was ratified on February 3, 1870. The promise of the 15th Amendment was not fully realized for almost a century. Through the use of poll taxes and more, Southern states were allowed to use a loophole. -
Georgia Readmitted to the Union
In February 1870 the newly constituted legislature ratified the Fifteenth Amendment and chose new senators to send to Washington. The following July, Georgia was readmitted to the Union.
In December 1870 an election was held for a General Assembly to convene in November 1871. The Democrats won commanding majorities in both houses. -
Election of Rutherford B. Hayes
Although Rutherford only got 4,036,572 Popular votes, which is 247,488 less votes than Samuel J. Tilden, he still won. Popular votes don't matter much, it's the electoral votes that count. Samuel got 184 Electoral votes. Rutherford won by one vote, meaning he had 185 votes.
