reconstruction 1885-1877

  • 15th amendment
    1870 BCE

    15th amendment

    the 15th amendment guaranteed African-american men the right to vote.
  • 14th amendment
    1868 BCE

    14th amendment

    it granted citizenship ans equal civil and legal rights to african americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the american civil war.
  • election of ulysses s. grant.
    1868 BCE

    election of ulysses s. grant.

    the unprecedented way that grant ran his cabinet in a military style rather than civilian
  • Andrew johnsons impeachment trial.
    1868 BCE

    Andrew johnsons impeachment trial.

    he had violated the tenure of office act.
  • military Reconstruction acts
    1867 BCE

    military Reconstruction acts

    they wanted to punish the south and to prevent the ruling class from continuing in power
  • civil rights act of 1866
    1866 BCE

    civil rights act of 1866

    the civil rights act of 1866 declared all persons born in the united states to be civilized, "whithout distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."
  • the 13th amendment in passed
    1865 BCE

    the 13th amendment in passed

    the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the united states
  • president lincoln is assassinated
    1865 BCE

    president lincoln is assassinated

    Andrew Johnson became the 17th president john wilkes booth assassinated him.
  • the freemens bureau
    1865 BCE

    the freemens bureau

    the freemens bureau provided food housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance
  • ku klux klan

    ku klux klan

    the ku klux klan (kkk) is an american white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865.
  • reconstruction ends

    reconstruction ends

    the compromise of 1877