Time line for 1865-1896

1865-1896

Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1896

abraham lincolnassasination

Apr 14, 1865

Abraham lincoln was killed just 6 day after the wars end. he was killed by john wilkes booth. In the ford theater.

ku klux klan

Dec 1, 1865

ku klux klan was stared by 6 colge students in 1865 and grew thruogh 1866. they galloped among town in the nnight wereing costumes striking fear into the citizens.

13 amendment

Dec 6, 1865

the 13 amendment was passed in 1865. the 13th amendment said that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, exept as a punishment for crime wherefor the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the u.s. or any place subject to there jurisdiction.

Andrew johnsons

Dec 31, 1865

17 presedent of the usa. andrew johnson was apointed presedent after abraham lincon was shot.

civil rights act

Oct 23, 1866

this allowed blacck the right to vote. the right to serve on jurie. It also allowed them to do other legal things.

grant for president

Nov 1, 1866

when grant was elected the people hoped that he would end turmoil.

black codes

Nov 30, 1866

resticted the liberty of newly freed slaves. the black codes were adoped after the civil wae.

15 amendment

Feb 3, 1870

the 15th amendmedment was radified saying the constitution granted african americans the right to vote.

amnisty act

May 22, 1872

the amnisty act pardoned more than 150'000 confederates from the south.

liberal repbulcans and the election of

Oct 23, 1872

the descovery of scandals split the repulican party.

depretion of 1873

Oct 23, 1873

the postwar econamic bubble finally blew up. The rail road industry along with americans taking out bank loans made america go into the worst deprestion in history.

the dipute election of 1876

Sep 7, 1876

democrats nominated samuel j. tilden. tilden campaiined for restoring the unoin and to put an end to government corrution.

compromize of 1877

Mar 2, 1877

congress dicided that hayes won. the gov would give more aid to the south. republicans decided to remove troops from the south.

jim crow law

Oct 21, 1890

seperate schools for black and wite childern. text book could not bee the same for blacks and wites.

plessy vs ferguson

Oct 21, 1896

suppreme court dicided that loisiana law mandated seperation for black and wites.