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Second Emancipation Proclimation Issued
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1865-1877 Reconstruction Era
Time period from end of civil war until the end of the United States Government Reconstruction. -
Lincoln Proposes 10% Reconstruction Plan
10% Reconstruction Plan = Plan that said Southern states could rejoin the Union when 10% of a states voters took an allegiance oath to the United States. -
Pres. Lincoln Vetos Wade-Davis Bill
Wade-Davis Bill = Bill that said 50% of a states population must take the oath rather than just 10%. -
Freedmen's Bureau Established
Created to assist newly freed slaves with food and supplies. -
End of Civil War
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Lincoln Assasination
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Andrew Johnson Inaugurated
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Pres. Johnson Proposes Different Reconstruction Plan
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Black Codes Established
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13th Amendment Ratified
13th Amendment = Prohibition of Slavery in the United States -
Ku Klux Klan Formed
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Civil Rights Law Established
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Tennesee Readmitted
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Reconstruction Act Passed
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Pres. Andrew Johnson Impeached
Though put through impeachment process, Johnson fell one vote short of actual impeachment. -
14th Amendment Ratified
14th Amendment = Citizenship to all Black Americans -
15th Amendment Ratified
15th Amendment = Guarenteed right to vote regardless of race or religion. -
Freedman's Bureau Abolished
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Ulysses S. Grant Inaugurated
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End of Reconstruction Era