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Freemen's Bureau
It was created by congress to help freemens and poor whites get food and shelter and clothing.. Freemens Bureau also created schools for farmer slaves -
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End of the Civil War
southern states surrendered at appomattox courthouse. Robert E Lee signed the surrender. This ended the Civil War -
Abraham Lincoin Assassinated
At fords theatre,john wikes booth shot abraham lincoin while he attended a play. Booth filed the theatre and was later caught and killed.. Lincoin was first u.s. president to be assassinted -
13th Amendment Raitfied
The Amendment outlawed slavery and had to mer by southern states to rejoin. States had to write a new constitution that outlawed slavery. Canceled war debt and secession -
14th Amendment Raitfied
The fourteeth Amendmeant made all people born in us citizens. This also gave equal right to all citizens. southern states had to pass this amendmeant to rejoin the union -
Henry McNeal Turner elected to Senate
Henry Mcneal turner was one of the first African-Americans to serve in georgia's governmeant After the civil war. He was a preacher from bibb counrty georgia many whites menididnot like him for his radical positions -
15th Amendment Raitfied
This Amendment guaranteed all males citizens could vote. Any male regardless of race or color, previous seruitede could vote. Southern states had to pass this Amendment to rejoin the union -
Georgia Readmitted to the Union
The Georgia legislature ratified the 15 amendmeant and congress offivially readmitted Georgia to union.. All federal troops left georgia. Democrats took control of georgia's governmeant. -
Election of Rutherford B. hayes
The election of ruther ford B. Hayes was the official end of reconstruction in the south. he was tired with samvel tilden for election votes, but made a deal with the remaining southern states to end the reconstruction.. This was called the compromise of 1877
