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President Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theater while attending the play "Our American Cousin." He was shot by John Wilkes Booth
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Congress votes to expand the duties of the Freedman's Bureau.
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President Johnson vetoes the Freedman's Bureau bill.
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Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, Which is designed to protext the rights of newly enfranchised African Americans
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President Johnson vetoes the Civil RIghts Act
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Congress passes the Civil Rights Act again, this time over the Presidents veto.
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The Klu Klux Klan is organized in Pulaski, Tennessee(The group that was against African Americans being free and showed that in a cruel manner.)
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The 14th Amendment is submitted to the states for ratification
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Tennessee became the first Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union
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Congress passes three laws over johnsons vetoes( The First Reconstruction Act, The Command of the Army Act, and the Tenure of Office Act) each designed to limit the presidential power and enlarge the role of congress
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Congress enacts the Seconed Reconstruction Act
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Jefferson Davis is released from prison on a bail
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Congress enacts the Third Reconstruction Act
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The House of Representatives vote to impeach the President
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Congress ecacts the Fourth Reconstruction Act
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After decisions on two more charges go to Johnson impeachment trial ends in the President's acquittal
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The 14th Amendment becomes law after being ratified by three fourths of the states
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Ulysses S. Grant is elected President of the United States
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Congress passes the 15 amendment, giving African American men the right to vote.
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Mississippi Senator Hiram Revels becomes the first African American member of the U.S. Senate. He takes the seat formerly held by Jefferson Davis
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Congress passes the Third Enforcement Act, also known as the Klu Klux Klan Act, authorizing the use of military force against all such armed groups
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Disputed results in the presidential election leave no clear winner between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tiden. This leads to the establishment of a special commission of 15 to examine the election results and determine a winner
