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April 14-15, 1865: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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April 14-15, 1865: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre and died the following morning. This tragic event dramatically altered Reconstruction plans.

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April 29, 1865: Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

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April 29, 1865: Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

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President Andrew Johnson announced his lenient Reconstruction plan, offering pardons to most Confederates who took a loyalty oath.

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Southern states began passing Black Codes - laws designed to restrict the freedoms of formerly enslaved people and maintain a labor system similar to slavery.

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December 18, 1865: 13th Amendment Ratified

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December 18, 1865: 13th Amendment Ratified

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The 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery throughout the United States.

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Congress passed the first Civil Rights Act, declaring that all persons born in the United States were citizens regardless of race.

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July 1866: Memphis and New Orleans Riots

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July 1866: Memphis and New Orleans Riots

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Violent race riots erupted in Memphis and New Orleans, with white mobs attacking African American communities.

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The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

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Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, dividing the South into five military districts and requiring states to ratify the 14th Amendment.

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The House of Representatives impeached President Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act by removing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.

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February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment Ratified

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February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment Ratified

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The 15th Amendment prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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Congress passed three Enforcement Acts to combat the Ku Klux Klan and protect African American civil rights.

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The Freedmen's Bureau, which had provided assistance to formerly enslaved people including education, healthcare, and legal aid, officially ended its operations.

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A severe economic depression began, lasting until 1879. This economic crisis shifted national attention away from Reconstruction and civil rights issues, as Americans focused on economic recovery rather than Southern reform.

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The presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden resulted in a crisis when electoral votes from three Southern states were disputed.

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1877: Compromise of 1877 - End of Reconstruction

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1877: Compromise of 1877 - End of Reconstruction

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The Compromise of 1877 resolved the disputed election by giving the presidency to Hayes in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQXsO