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Pony Express Started

Apr 3, 1860

The Pony Express riders carried mail by horses across the west.

First Telegraph Message Sent on Railroad

Jan 1, 1861

Transcontinental Railroad Started

Jan 1, 1862

HomeStead Act Passed

May 20, 1862

The HomeStead Act opened up settlements in the western part of the United States.

Civil War Ended

Apr 9, 1865

Lee surrendered to Grant and the Civil War ended

Amendment 13

Dec 13, 1865

They freed all slaves.

Reconstruction Act Begins

Jan 1, 1867

Troops sent to the south. Southern States wrote new constuitions.

Amendment 14

Jul 14, 1868

All men are citizens.

Transcontinental Railroad Completed

May 10, 1869

Amendment 15

Feb 15, 1870

All men had the right to vote.

Reconstruction Ends

Jan 1, 1877

The troops left the south. Jim Crow Laws past in the south.

Lincoln Assassinated

Apr 15, 1965

President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes President