Richardson 1

Reconstruction

By breannmoyer

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated

  • Johnson

    Johnson
    President Andrew Johnson is impeached and almost removed from office.

  • Indiana

    Indiana
    Indiana becomes the 14th state to ratify the Fifteenth Amendment

  • Hiram

    Hiram
    Hiram Revels becomes the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate

  • Compromise

    Compromise
    The Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction