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Period: to
Reconstruction
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President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. Reconstruction Begins
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Andrew Johnson takes office of President following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Black Codes are enacted
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The Freedmen Bureau is established
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The American Civil War officially ends.
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The 13th Amendment is ratified
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The Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, is formed.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is passed, guaranteeing rights to all citizens.
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The 14th Amendment is ratified.
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Ulysses S. Grant is elected president
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The 15th Amendment is ratified
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Reconstruction officially ends
