Events for the Reconstruction

Abraham Lincoln Announces plans for reconstruction

Dec 15, 1863

Abraham Lincoln wanted to bring back the South into the Union and not make a big deal about it.\ www.historynet.com/abraham-lincoln

Wade-Davis Bill recieves Pocket veto

Jul 2, 1864

The Wade-Davis Bill was another Bill made to reinstitute the South into the Union. It was passed by Congress but was vetoed by Lincoln. www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=37

licoln re-elected president

Nov 8, 1864

Abraham ran for president a second time in the election of 1864. His opponent was Democrat George B. McClellan. lincolnandslavery.com/.../105-lincoln-re-elected-president-of-the-us....

Black Codes created in Mississippi

Feb 9, 1865

Black Codes were laws instituted in the US after Reconstruction. The laws limited the Civil Right of black people. www.history.com/topics/black-codes

Formation of Freedmans Burearu

Mar 3, 1865

The Freedmen Bureau helped distressed freed slaves during the Reconstruction era of the United States. www.chesnuttarchive.org/classroom/bureau.html

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

President Andrew Johnson Announces Plans for Reconstruction

May 9, 1865

On this day, Andrew Johnson announces his plan for reconstruction the South. He did not want to be as harsh on the South as many Radical Republicans wanted. www.history.com/topics/reconstruction

Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

Dec 6, 1865

The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery. www.gilderlehrman.org/.../ratifying-thirteenth-amendment-1866

Ku Klux Klan created

Dec 24, 1865

6 men created the first American terrorist group. They targeted black families because the KKK did not want equal treatment for the blacks and whites. www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kkk-founded

Civil Rights Act (1866) Enacted

Apr 9, 1866

This act was passed with the intention to protect the civil rights of African Americans following the Civil War. www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/activism/ps_1866.html

Reconstruction Acts Enacted

Mar 2, 1867

tDepite President Andrew Johnson's veto, the Congress overrode and passed the first Reconstruction Act on this day. www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/secession/reconstruction.html

President Andrew Johnson Impeached

Feb 24, 1868

Ratification of the fourteenth Amendment

Jul 28, 1868

On this day, this Amendment was passed as part of the Reconstruction Amendments. www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_revised_1.html

Ulysses S. Grant elected President

Mar 4, 1869

The election of 1868 was held on this day. It was the first election that was held after the Civil War had ended. www.whitehouse.gov › About the White House

Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

The 15th Amendment prohibits governments from not allowing someone to vote based on their race. It is also the third of the Reconstructon Amendments. www.loc.gov › Researchers

Hiram Revels elected to Senate

Feb 25, 1870

On this day, the first African American was elected to Senate. Hiram Revels was elected with a vote of 81 to 15. www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0930432.html

Ku Klux Klan Act Enacted

Apr 20, 1871

The Ku Klux Klan Act, or the Civil Rights Act, was enacted on this day. It was passed to give people the opportunity to sue the federal court. legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ku+Klux+Klan+Act

Freedman's Bureau Abolished

Jun 28, 1872

The Bureau was extremely disliked among the people during Reconstruction, and its popularity declined considerably until finally it was abolished. historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/1548

Civil Rights Act (1875) passed

Mar 1, 1875

The Civil Rights Act was passed in the Senate on this day. The Act was sometimes called the Enforcement Act, or Force Act. www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/activism/ps_1875.html

"Jim Crow" enters the American cultural language

Jan 1, 1876

One of the first sightings of the phrase "Jim Crow" appeared in caricatures drawn by Thomas Rice, a white actor that used these pictures to harass Andrew Johnson and to make satire involving his policies. www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/

Last National Troops Leave South Carolina

Nov 7, 1876

Thanks to the Compromise of 1877, or the Great Betrayal, Hayes gained Presidency in exchange for the removal of troops from the South.

Rutherford B. Hayes elected President

Mar 3, 1877

Rutherford B. Hayes oversaw the end of Reconstruction and led America into the second Industrial Revolution. www.whitehouse.gov › About the White House

Civil Rights Act Overturned (1883)

Oct 15, 1883

The Civil Rights Act was overturned on this day because after much consideration, it was declared unconstitutional. www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_uncivil.html

Florida Requires Segregation in Places of Public Accommodation

Feb 9, 1887

Florida was the first state to require segregation in public places. They required many tests in order to vote, most of which proved impossible for freedmen. Among these were literary tests.

Case of Plessey v. Ferguson

May 18, 1896

Plessey v. Ferguson was a case in which a black man violated the Seperate Car Act by sitting where whites were. www.lawnix.com/cases/plessy-ferguson.html