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Freedmen's Bureau
It was created by congress. It was basically The Bureau of Refugees. It was supposed to assist for one year the change from slavery to freedom. -
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Reconstruction of Georgia Timeline
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End of Cival War (Appomattox)
It was at Wilmer Mclean's house. Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, surrendered at Appomattox Court House, in Virginia, that ended the cival war It concluded the bloodiest conflict in our nation's history. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
He was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washinton,DC. It was on a good friday. John Wilkes Booth was the attacker of Abraham Lincoln. -
13th Ammendment Ratified
This Amendment outlawed slavery. This was the 1st out of three Reconstruction Amendments. It was passed on April 8, 1864. -
14th Amendment
This gave blacks the right of citizenship in America. It voided the Dred Scott decision. It was ratified on July 21st 1868. -
Henry Mcneal eleccted to Senate
He was one of the most enthusiactic defenders of African Americans. He was also with the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials. -
15th Amendment
This Reconstruction Amendment gave blacks the right to vote. It wasn't fully realized for about a century. It took the Voting Right Act before blacks could vote in the south. -
Georgia Readmitted to the Union
A lot of southerners states left the union during the Cival War. They all readmitted including Georgia. -
Election of Rutherford B. Hayes
He was the 19th president. He served from 1877-1881. He overlooked the end of Reconsrtuction and the U.S entry in the 2nd Industrial revolution.
