ch. 17 By adriannae21 Dec 24, 1864 border states Jan 31, 1865 congress opposed 13th amendment Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln's death Dec 18, 1865 amendment 13 ratified Dec 24, 1865 civil war ended Dec 24, 1865 reconstruction started Dec 24, 1865 southern states created new governments Dec 24, 1866 johnson pardoned more than 7,000 people Dec 24, 1866 14th amendment ratified Dec 24, 1869 more than 15,000 african american students joined schools Dec 24, 1877 reconstruction ended Dec 24, 1880 Jim Crow laws Dec 24, 1883 Us Supreme Court Dec 24, 1896 Us supreme