Reconstruction 1865 - 1877

By Elijah v
  • The 13th Amendment is Passed

    The 13th Amendment is Passed

    The 13th Amendment is the abolition of slavery
  • The Freedmen's Bureau

    The Freedmen's Bureau

    An agency used to help and protect emancipated slaves; it allowed an easier transition to being free
  • President Lincoln is Assassinated

    President Lincoln is Assassinated

    Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes booth in April 15, 1865 in the Peterson House of Washington D.C. He was replaced with Andrew Johnson
  • Ku Klux Klan

    Ku Klux Klan

    The K.K.K wanted to target freemen and commit hate crimes against African Americans as a vigilante group
  • Military Reconstruction Acts

    Military Reconstruction Acts

    The South was divided into 5 military districts governed by 1 Union general each
  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial

    Andrew Johnson is put on trial to be impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act
  • Election of Ulysses S. Grant

    Election of Ulysses S. Grant

    Ulysses S. Grant was corrupted and didn't properly run his cabinet. He However, signed the landmark of Civil Rights Act
  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment granted citizenship and rights to African Americans
  • The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment allowed the right to vote for all races
  • Reconstruction Ends

    Reconstruction Ends

    Promises of protection and the right to vote for African Americans were not kept as a result of the Compromise of 1876
  • The Civil Rights Act of 1866

    The Civil Rights Act of 1866

    The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibited the discrimination of race