Ariana's Reconstruction Timeline

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    Reconstruction

  • Lincon Announces Ten Percent Plan

    The Ten Percent Plan was part of his plan for the reconstruction of America. It's purpose was to weaken the Confederacy by saying that z state could be readmitted if 10 percent of voters swore a oath and agreed that slavery should be illegal.
  • Lincon Re-elected

    Lincon Re-elected

  • Lincon vetos Wade-Davis Bill

    Lincon vetos Wade-Davis Bill

    The Wade-Davis Bill required that all states should accept the end of slavery, and that all African American men can vote.
  • 13th Amendment approved and ratified by Congress

    13th Amendment approved and ratified by Congress

    The 13th Amendment freed African Americans from slavery and stated that they could no longer be viewed as property or owned.
  • Congress Created Freedman's Bureau

    Congress Created Freedman's Bureau

    Established as a welfare agency in order to aid formerly enslaved people in becoming full citizens.
  • Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Court House

    Lee Surrenders at Appomattox Court House

  • Lincon Assassinated

    Lincon Assassinated

  • Mississippi enacts first Black Code

    Mississippi enacts first Black Code

    Black Codes, enacted by Mississippi, qualified African Americans as second-class citizens.
  • Johnson declares reconstruction complete

    Johnson declares reconstruction complete

  • Radical Republicans

    Radical Republicans

    They were strongly against slavery and demanded harsh regulations for punishing the former rebels, and emphasizing equality, civil rights, and voting rights for the "freedmen".
  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Reconstruction Acts

    1st, 2nd, and 3rd Reconstruction Acts

    This act split the ex-confederate states into 5 military districts under the rule of a general who was meant to protect property and life. It also specified the need for new state delegates and constitutions.
  • Johnson impeached

    Johnson impeached

    Johnson had enough of Stanton and appointed General Lorenzo Thomas to his place.
  • Sharecropping

    Sharecropping

    Sharecropping is where the owner of the land lets someone use and farm on the land as long as the shareowner gets a share of the crops.
  • Uylsses S. Grant elected

    Uylsses S. Grant elected

    Grant wasy young, politically inexperienced, and honest. He was known to appoint people who didn't have good character, but, he also had a few victiories in his term.
  • 14th Amendment Ratified

    14th Amendment Ratified

    This amendment gave citizenship to freedmen and american born people.
  • 15th Amendment ratified

    15th Amendment ratified

    The 15th amendment was created to protect the voting rights no mattter the person's race. This caused many systems to keep African-Americans from voting.
  • Enforcment Acts

    Enforcment Acts

    These were 3 bills passed to enforce and protect the rights of African-Americans to vote, serve on juries, work in office, and recieve equal protection of laws.
  • Amnesty Act of 1872

    Amnesty Act of 1872

    This act forgave the confederates and allowed them to be able to vote again.
  • Freedmen's Bureau terminated

    Freedmen's Bureau terminated

  • Lame-duck Congress passes Civil Rights Act

    Lame-duck Congress passes Civil Rights Act

  • Disputed Election

    Disputed Election

  • Compromise of 1877

    Compromise of 1877

    This compromise officialy ended the reconstruction era, settled the election of 1876, and removed southern federal troops.
  • Hayes declared president; Reconstruction ends

    Hayes declared president; Reconstruction ends