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Wade-Davis Bll
50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union. States also had to give blacks the right to vote. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery but didn't give blacks the same rights that blacks did. -
Freeman's Bureau Created
This was created to help out former slaves and poor whites in the south after the Civil War -
Lee surrenders to Grant
This is what ended the last battle of the Civil War. -
Lincoln Assassinated
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth because Booth had grieve and wanted to be famous for killing Lincoln. -
KKK Formed
The KKK started out as a fun game to scare people, but then it turned into them wearing he mask to hurt or kill black people. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Act that made all citizens equally protected by the law. -
Military Reconstruction Act
Required Southern states to be readmitted to the Union. -
Tenure of Office Act
This act was made to restrict the presidents power from being able to remove certain office holders without approval from the senate. -
Johnson Impeachment
The house agreed to impeach Johnson because of his crimes and misdemeanors. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all. -
Ulysses S. Grant elected
Commander that led the Union during the Civil War, he served two terms as the 18th president but wasn't the best of presidents -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment gave every man the right to vote, women were still unable to vote. -
Credit Mobilier Scandal
The construction company charged higher on the railroad for the Eastern portion of the railroad. -
Compromise of 1877
The compromise was made to settle the 1876 election, the compromise also ended reconstruction.
