History

Timeline created by Ben.hubers in History

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
11/06/1860	Abraham Lincoln's election	Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16 president. It was important because he started the fight agains slavery.
12/20/1860	Succession	The successsion is when Abraham Lincoln was president and the states divided depending on their beliefes.
09/22/1862	Emensipation Proclamation	The Emensipation proclimation said that every slave that is held in the rebels states are now free. Although it didnt end slavery it did capture the hearts of millions of americans to fight for freedom.
06/12/1865	13th amendment	The 13th amendment abolished slavery.
04/13/1867	ku klu klan	The ku klu klan beat black african Amercians and often killed them.
07/09/1868	14th amendment	Defines citizenship, contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and deals with post-Civil War issues.
02/26/1869	15th amendment	Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
04/13/1876	Election of 1876	The election of 1876 is a perfect example of electoral vote overpowering popular vote. Rutherford B. Hayes won by one electoral vote while he was beaten in popular vote.
01/01/1883	Civil rights cases	The Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3 (1883) were a group of five similar cases consolidated into one issue for the United States Supreme Court to review.
01/01/1896	Jim crow laws	The Jim Crow Laws is when they sperated the whites from black and that is called segrigation.