Reconstruction: 1865 to 1877

Start of Reconstruction

Jan 1, 1863

Reconstruction

Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Mar 31, 1877

13th Amendment

Apr 8, 1864

Slavery abolished

Freedmen's Bureau Established

Mar 3, 1865

established to aid former enslaved African Americans in the South

Lincoln Assassinated

Apr 14, 1865

Civil War Ends

May 9, 1865

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Apr 9, 1866

14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and
guarantees them equal protection under the law

15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude.

Presidential Election

Nov 7, 1876

End of Reconstruction

Mar 31, 1877

Reconstruction ended as a result of a compromise over the outcome of the election of 1876.