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End of the Civil War
"It would be useless and therefore cruel, to provoke the further effusion of blood," said Confederate General Robert E. Lee, "and I have arranged to meet with General Grant with a view to surrender." General Robert E. Lee surrenders of the Confederate Army surrenders to General Grand and the Union Army after 4 years of battle. -
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Reconstruction Amendments
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Ratification of the 13th Amendment
On this date, the states formally accepted and consented to the 13th Amendment which officially ended slavery in the United States. Source
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Ratification of the 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to anyyone born in the United States. As a citizen, all people were treated equal regardless of race. This amendment forbids states from denying a citizen "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." Source
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Ratification of the 15th Amendment
Although it was not implemented fully in the United States for almost a century after it's ratification, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution gave African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Source
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