Reconstruction By lisamarie Apr 27, 1822 Ulysses S. Grant elected president Feb 28, 1838 "Jim Crow" enters the American cultural language Aug 23, 1853 Black codes created in Mississippi Dec 15, 1863 Abraham Lincoln announces plans for reconstruction Feb 5, 1864 Civil war act passed Jul 2, 1864 Wade Davis bill receives pocket veto Nov 8, 1864 Lincol re-elected president Jan 31, 1865 ratification of the 13th ammendment Mar 21, 1865 formation of freedman's bureau Apr 9, 1865 last national troops leave South Carolina Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Dec 24, 1865 Ku Klux Klan created Mar 1, 1866 Sivil Rights Act enacted Sep 1, 1866 President Andrew Johnson announced plans for reconstruction Mar 2, 1867 Reconstruction acts enacted Feb 24, 1868 President Andrew Johnson Impeached Jul 9, 1868 Ratification of the 14th ammendment Feb 3, 1870 ratification of the 15th ammendment Feb 25, 1870 Hirem Revels elected to Senate Apr 20, 1871 Ku Klux Klan act enacted Jun 28, 1872 Freedmen's bureau abolished Nov 7, 1876 Rutherford B hayes elected president Oct 15, 1883 Civil War Act overturned Jul 8, 1887 Florida requires segregation in places of public accommodation Jun 7, 1892 case of Plessey vs Fergusun