Civil War Reconstruction 1863-1875

By Camren May

  • Emancipation Proclomation (N)

    Emancipation Proclomation (N)
    This was also called Proclamation 95. Freed slaves in rebellion and authorizes of black troops. It states that all slaves in the south are now free.

  • Lincoln's Re-election (B)

    Lincoln's Re-election (B)
    He was the first president since Andrew Jackson in 1832 to be re-elected. This is because of his victory in the Civil War.

  • The Freedmen's Bureau Established (N)

    The Freedmen's Bureau Established (N)
    Full title: Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Provides help to emancipated African Americans. Congress had established it, because they would need the assistance of slavery to freedom.

  • Lee's Surrender (N)

    Lee's Surrender (N)
    Surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. This also included his 28,000 troops. With that, the Civil War came to an end.

  • Lincoln's Assaination (N)

    Lincoln's Assaination (N)
    He was shot in the head by John Wilks Booth. It was during a play less than two months into his second term. He died the next day.

  • 13th Amendment Ratified (B)

    13th Amendment Ratified (B)
    This abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, unless as punishment.

  • Black Codes Enacted (S)

    Black Codes Enacted (S)
    Southern states enacted laws after the Civil War to prevent rights on African Americans. They were also used as ways to compel them to work in labor with low wages and/or debt. This is caused by President Andrew Johnson letting the south get off easy and giving them approximately all of their privileges back immediately.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1866 (B)

    Civil Rights Act of 1866 (B)
    Grants citizenship for African American and guarantees them equal rights.

  • Memphis Race Riot (S)

    Memphis Race Riot (S)
    White civilians and police kill 46 African Americans and destroy 90 houses, schools, and four churches in Memphis, Tennessee.

  • Ku Klux Klan (KKK) (S)

    Ku Klux Klan (KKK) (S)
    A secret organization to intimidate African Americans and restore white rule. They had also harassed African Americans, as well as intimidation. It was founded in Pulaski, Tennessee.

  • New Orleans Race Riot (B)

    New Orleans Race Riot (B)
    This was also called the New Orleans Massacre of 1866. More than 40 African Americans and white Republicans were killed by the police. Over 150 more had been wounded.

  • Reconstruction Acts

    Reconstruction Acts
    The Confederate states were divided into five military districts where African Americans were required to vote.

  • President Johnson's Impeachment Trail (B)

    President Johnson's Impeachment Trail (B)
    they were trying to impeach him but failed by one vote

  • 14th Amendment ratified

    14th Amendment ratified
    Guarantees due process and equal protection under the law to African Americans.

  • Ulysses S. Grant Elected President (B)

    Ulysses S. Grant Elected President (B)
    The former genreal elected as the 18th president

  • First Redeemer Government

    First Redeemer Government
    Tennessee is the first state to replace a bi-racial Republican state government with an all-white Democratic government, followed by Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia in 1870.

  • First African American Senator Elected (N)

    First African American Senator Elected (N)
    Hiram Revels of Mississippi elected to U. S. Senate as the first black senator.

  • 15th Amendment Ratified (B)

    15th Amendment Ratified (B)
    The 15th amendment states how now matter what race or if you are a formal slave you could vote as long as your were a male.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1875 (N)

    Civil Rights Act of 1875 (N)
    It allowed African Americans to have equal rights in public acommodations and jury service. Ruled unconstitutional in 1883