Chapter 17 By Spartan1223 Period: Dec 24, 1800 to Dec 25, 1900 Chapter 17 Jan 31, 1865 President Lincoln proposed the 13th Amendment Apr 14, 1865 President Lincoln was shot Dec 18, 1865 13th Amendment was ratified Dec 19, 1865 Congress established the Freedom's Bureau Dec 24, 1865 Civil War ended Feb 24, 1866 Republicans proposed the 14th amendment May 1, 1866 A dispute broke out in Memphis, Tennessee Dec 24, 1866 The Civil Rights Act was proposed by the Republicans Mar 15, 1867 Congress passed the first of several Reconstruction Acts May 24, 1868 Republican nominee was Ulysses S. Grant in the Election of 1868 Dec 24, 1868 Democratic nominee for the Election of 1868 was Horatio Seymour Dec 24, 1869 More than 150,000 African American students were attending more than 3,000 schools Dec 24, 1869 Congress proposed the 15th Amendment Sep 24, 1873 A severe economic downturn started Dec 24, 1883 US supreme court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional