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It was created by congress. It was basically The Bureau of Refugees. It was supposed to assist for one year the change from slavery to freedom.
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It was at Wilmer Mclean's house. Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, surrendered at Appomattox Court House, in Virginia, that ended the cival war It concluded the bloodiest conflict in our nation's history.
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He was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washinton,DC. It was on a good friday. John Wilkes Booth was the attacker of Abraham Lincoln.
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This Amendment outlawed slavery. This was the 1st out of three Reconstruction Amendments. It was passed on April 8, 1864.
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This gave blacks the right of citizenship in America. It voided the Dred Scott decision. It was ratified on July 21st 1868.
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He was one of the most enthusiactic defenders of African Americans. He was also with the first group of Reconstruction-era African American elected officials.
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This Reconstruction Amendment gave blacks the right to vote. It wasn't fully realized for about a century. It took the Voting Right Act before blacks could vote in the south.
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A lot of southerners states left the union during the Cival War. They all readmitted including Georgia.
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He was the 19th president. He served from 1877-1881. He overlooked the end of Reconsrtuction and the U.S entry in the 2nd Industrial revolution.