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Freedman's Bureau
Congress made the Freed Men. Helped freed men by giving them essential items such as food and clothing. Over four million slaves where freed and needed help. -
Civil War Ends
General Lee surrenders his forces at Appomattox. Civil War ends -
Reconstruction Begins
President Lincoln attempts to reunite the Union, plans to make 10% of the confederate population swear loyalty to the Union. Law was never passed -
Lincoln Assassinated
President Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. Died later the next day. Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn into office. -
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson replaced Lincoln. He believed that the confederacy was driven by wealthy slave owners. Didn't believe that blacks should be equal. Passed the 13th amendment and made cessation illegal and ended slavery -
Black Codes
Southerners created the Black codes. These codes denied the civil rights of the african americans. -
Congress passes the 14th amendment
Congress pushed for equal rights and overrode Johnson's veto. Passed the 14th amendment and gave African Americans equal rights. -
The First Reconstruction Act
Congress disbanded all southern state governments. New elections would take place. Send Union soldiers to keep the peace. Congress elected sixteen African Americans. Taxes were spread evenly among the poor and rich. Congress tried to impeach Andrew Jackson, but feel short one vote. -
The 15th Amendmend
Granted all men the right to vote, no matter their race. -
The end of Reconstruction
Many Union soldiers left the south. Reconstruction succeeded at making public schools and expanding industries; the southerners gained control of the south again and passed the Jim Crow laws, which enforeced segregationbetween black and whites, and prosponed equality until the 1950's.
