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Freedmen's Bureau
Freedmen's Bureau was a U.S. federal government agency that tended to the needs of distressed freedmen during the reconstruction era of the United States. The freedmen's bureau bill which was enacted by president lincoln was set to last for one year after the Civil War. The bureau was a part of the United States Department of war. -
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Reconstruction of Georgia Timeline
Reconstruction is the act of rebuilding. In Civil War turms means that the South tried to join the Union again. -
End of Civil War (Appomattox)
The Appomattox Court House is where General Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 troops to General Ulysses S. Grant. It also ended the Civil War. Lee fled the city hoping to keep the rest of his army. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on Good Friday as the Civil War was ending. It happened five days after general lee surrendered. He was the first president to be assassinated. -
13th Amendment Ratified
The 13th amendment abolished slavery. It was ratified on December 6, 1865. It was also when the emancipation proclomation was made to abolish slavery as well. -
14th Amendment ratified
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868 as a reconstruction amendment. It stated that blacks were citizens. It's Due Process Clause prohibits state and local governments from depriving persons of life, liberty, or property without taking certain steps . -
Henry Mcneal Turner elected to Senate
Henry Mcneal Turner was a pioneering church organizer. He was one of the most influential leaders in the late nineteenth century. Turner was never a slave. -
Election of Ruthford B. Hayes
Hayes elevation started in ohio. He was the 19th president of the United States. Hayes ended Reconstruction and led the United States into the second industrial revolution. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment prohibits each government in the United States from denying a cirizen the right to vote based on race.It was ratified on February 2, 1870. It is one of the reconstruction amendment. -
Georgia Readmitted to the Union
At the end of the American Cibil War, the devastation and disruption inthe state of Georgia were dramatic.
