Reconstruction timeline canonical

July 21, 1868, and title the event, “Election of Ulysses S. Grant.”

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  • March 3, 1865, and title the event, “The Freedmen’s Bureau.”

    March 3, 1865, and title the event, “The Freedmen’s Bureau.”
    he Freedman's Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid to Freedmen. It also established schools and offered legal assistance to those in need.

  • April 14, 1865, and title the event, “President Lincoln is Assassinated.”

    April 14, 1865, and title the event, “President Lincoln is Assassinated.”
    Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the United States to be assassinated. After his death Andrew Johnson had become president of unite states.

  • December 6, 1865, and title the event, “The 13th Amendment is passed.

    December 6, 1865, and title the event, “The 13th Amendment is passed.
    The Thirteenth was presented to the state for ratification on February 15, 1865, on December 6, 1865 the state of Georgia become the 27th state to ratify the amendment .

  • July 30, 1866, and title the event, “Ku Klux Klan.”

    July 30, 1866, and title the event, “Ku Klux Klan.”
    The goal of the original Ku Klux Klan was to oppose the Reconstruction policies of the radical Republican Congress and to maintain white supremacy.

  • 1867 and title the event, “Military Reconstruction Acts.”

    1867 and title the event, “Military Reconstruction Acts.”
    They wanted to punish the South, and to prevent the ruling class from continuing in power.

  • July 21, 1868, and title the event, “Election of Ulysses S. Grant.”

    July 21, 1868, and title the event, “Election of Ulysses S. Grant.”
    Ulysses S. Grant is most known for being the lead general of the Union troops during the American Civil War. His fame as a war hero propelled him into the White House where his presidency was marred by scandals.

  • February 24, 1868, and title the event, “Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Trial.”

    February 24, 1868, and title the event, “Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Trial.”
    He was accused of "high crimes and misdemeanors.The reason that Andrew Johnson was impeached was for his removed he had violated the Tenure office Act.

  • July 28, 1868, and title the event, “14th Amendment.

    July 28, 1868, and title the event, “14th Amendment.
    The amendment grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the Civil War.

  • March 30, 1870, and title the event, “15th Amendment

    March 30, 1870, and title the event, “15th Amendment
    The Fifteenth Amendment protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin.

  • 1876 and title the event, “Reconstruction Ends.

    1876 and title the event, “Reconstruction Ends.
    The Compromise of 1877 was an informal agreement between southern Democrats and allies of the Republican Rutherford Hayes to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era.