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Freedmans Bureau was created March 3 1865

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Freedmans Bureau was created March 3 1865

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Assisted 3 million slaves to freedom

And helped poor white men.

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Killed in fords theatre

The original plan was to kidnap Lincoln

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Lincoln's Assassination Devastates the Nation | Abraham Lincoln

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Andrew johnson becomes president, April 15, 1865

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Andrew johnson becomes president, April 15, 1865

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Became president after Lincoln died.

Grew up in poverty.

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Andrew Johnson: The President Who Wasn’t Lincoln | 5-Minute Videos

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The first black codes passed was in Late 1865.

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The first black codes passed was in Late 1865.

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The black codes were passed right after the civil war.

Forced black people in to more slavery.

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This amendments made slavery illegal in all states.

This was the first step of the reconstruction .

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KKK was First just a hate group but grew more.

Formed because of the reconstruction.

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TRUTH about the Ku Klux Klan - KKK - Forgotten History

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Declared all people born in the us a citizen.

Citizens were declared all rights.

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The 1866 Law They Don’t Teach You About: America's First Civil Rights Act

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Worst race riot in history.

Mobs burned 50-90 homes

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The Civil War Preview: 1866 Memphis Massacre

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divided the former Confederate states into five military districts under U.S. Army control

Former Confederate states were required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution

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During Reconstruction, Southern states held constitutional conventions (1867-68) to draft new constitutions

These conventions resulted in new constitutions that granted Black suffrage and required ratification by popular vote.

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Slavery and the Constitutional Convention, by Professor Gordon Lloyd

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July 9, 1868 – 14th Amendment is ratified

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July 9, 1868 – 14th Amendment is ratified

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granted birthright citizenship, defined who is a citizen,

and extended the Bill of Rights to apply to the states through its Due Process and Equal Protection clauses

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The 14th Amendment: Understanding its crucial legal impact

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February 3, 1870 – 15th Amendment is ratified

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February 3, 1870 – 15th Amendment is ratified

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granted African American men the right to vote, prohibiting the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Southern states later circumvented the amendment's promise.

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February 3, 1870: The 15th amendment ratified

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1875 – Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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1875 – Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”

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a Democratic Party strategy to reclaim political control of Mississippi from the Republican Party by using violence

the plan utilized armed militias and rifle clubs to create a climate of terror, leading to events like the Clinton Riot and ultimately ensuring a white Democratic victory

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The Compromise of 1877 was an informal agreement between southern Democrats

the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era.