The Reconstruction Era By Ben Cook Apr 9, 1865 Civil War Ends Period: Apr 9, 1865 to May 7, 1877 The Reconstruction Era Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln Assasination Dec 6, 1865 13th Ammendment Jul 9, 1868 Fourteenth Ammendment Ratified and Enforced grants citizenship to all of those born in teh United States Mar 1, 1877 Civil Rights Act Passed by Congress Period: May 15, 1877 to May 15, 1879 Federal Troops begin to leave the South