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The Emancipation Proclomation
The battle of Antietam allowed Abraham Lincoln to issue his Emancipation Proclomation. It freed slaved under all confederate control. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg where the union defeated Lee's army in Pennsylvania, which resulted in a turning point in the war. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war -
Battle of Vicksburg
The Vicksburg battle where the union gained control of the Mississippi River. -
13th Amendment Ratified
It was approved in January. Ratified in December. It abolished slavery in the United States. -
Freedmen's Bureau
Congress establishes Freedmen's Bureau in March to provide assistance to the emancipated slaves. Responsibilities and powers expanded by Congress. Legislation is vetoed by Johnson but Congress overrides his veto in 1866. IN 1872 it is abolished. -
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
In Lincoln's second inaugural address, he discussed the end of the war. He called the nation to unite. He offered kindness and mercy to the South rather than punishment. -
President Johnson Impeachment
The radical republicans tried to impeach president Johnson for trying to block the reconstruction. They argued that he had broken the law by firing a proradical cabinent member. He kept his spot in office by just one vote. -
14th Amendment Ratified
Entitles all persons born or naturalized in the United States to citizenship and equal protection under the laws of the United States. -
15th Amendment Ratified
The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the vote to all male citizens regardless of color or previous condition of servitude. -
End of the Reconstruction
The reconstruction officially ended after the presidential election of 1876. Southern governments passed the Jim Crow laws and african americans were disenfranchised.
