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freedmens bureau
it was created by congress to help freedmen and poor whites get food,shelter,and clotheing. The freedmens bureau also created schools for former slave. -
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reconstruction of georgia time line
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end of the civil war appomattox
southern states surrendered at appomattox courthouse .ROBERT E.LEE signed the surrender.this ended the civil war -
abrham lincoln assasinated
Alfords theater John Wilkes Booth shot Abrham Lincoln while he attended a play.Booth fled the theater and caught later and killed.Lincoln was the first u.s presidant to be assasinated -
13th amendment
The amendment outlawed slavery and had to be met by the southerns state to rejoin the union.The states had to write a new constitution that outlawed slavery.Canceled war debt and secessions. -
14th amendment
Made all people born in the u.s citizens.this also gave equal rights to all citizens.Southern states had to pass this amendment to rejoin the union -
Henry Mcneal Turner elected to senate
Americas to serve in Goergias government after civil war. He was a preacher from Bibb county georgi.Many white men did not like him for his radical positin. -
15th amendment
This guaranteed all male citizens could vote.Any male reguardless of race color,or previous servitude could vote.Southern states had to pass this amendment to rejoin the union. -
georgia redmitted to the union
The Georgia ratified the 15th amendment and congress aficallly redmitted Georgia to the union.All federal troops left Georgia.Democrates took control of Georgias govern ment. -
Election of Rutherford B. Hayes
The end of reconstruction in the south.He was tied with Samuel Tilden for electorialvotes,but made a deal with the remaining southern states to end the reconstruction.This was called the compromise of the 1877
