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Lincoln proposed Reconstrustion Plan
Lincoln proposed 10 % of the plan -
Lincoln's Death
Lincoln was assasinated. -
Andrew Johnson became U.S president
Johnson became U.S president after Lincoln's death -
Johnson Issues his Reconstruction Proclamation
A Joint Committee on Reconstruction first met in January 1866. -
Freedmen's Bureau is Established
The Freedmen's Bureau is established by Congress to help the newly free Americans survive as free people. Led by Union Army General Oliver O. Howard,was designed to provide food, clothing, medical care and education. -
Thirteenth Amendment Ratified
Lincoln proposed the thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which officially abolished slavery after the war . It was the first of the Reconstruction Amendments. -
Reconstruction Act passed
The congress passed this act which divided the south into 5 military stated districts would each lead by general or soldier in order to reeastblish the Union by using military force. -
14th Amendment Ratified
14th Amendment awarded citizenship to African Americans providing them the exact same rights as Americans. -
Freedmen's Bureau Abolished