Reconstruction

Freedmen's Bureau

Mar 3, 1865

This bureau was anacted by Congress to aid freed black people in distress.

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Apr 9, 1866

This act granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States except Native Americans

Fourteenth Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

This admendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and declared that no state could deprive any person from life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

Fifteenth Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

This amendment said that the right to vote "shall not be denied... on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

Civil Rights Act of 1871

Apr 20, 1871

This act, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, outlawed the activities of the Klan.