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  This event is important, because Abe was our 16th president of the United States, and he was the reason slavery was ended.
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  The Emancipation Prolamation stated that "all people held as slaves shall be free."
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  Prohibits slavery in the U.S. Now every slave is freed and no more slavery!!
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  Andrew Johnson was the succession for Abe Lincoln. He took control of the U.S when Abe was assasinated.
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  The KKK was formed to terrrize the colored people. What they did was wrong!!
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  This guarentees people the right of citizenship and other peoples.
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  Insures the right to let a black man vote. Everyone is equal and has a say in our country
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  It stated that black people were "Seperate but equal" They weren't totally accepted into our country but we thought we were treating them equal...and we weren't.
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  Rutherford B. Hayes ran against Samuel J. Tilden in the election and Hayes won in a suprising way! they had mis-counted electoral votes.
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  These cases were to see if the constitution was within its rights.