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1863
Lincoln announces “10 percent” Reconstruction plan -
1864
Lincoln vetoes Wade-Davis Bill -
1865
Lincoln assassinated Johnson issues Reconstruction proclamation. Congress refuses to seat Southern congressmen
Freedmen’s Bureau established Southern states pass Black Codes -
1868
Grants defeats Seymour for presidency. -
1873
Panic of 1873 -
1893
Depression of 1893. Republicans regain House of Representatives