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Successes in Green, Failures in Red
social cause/consequence- S
political cause/consequence- P
economic cause/consequence- E

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The last confederate army gave up, ending the civil war. This launched the Reconstruction Era.

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On this day, Robert E. Lee finally, fully surrendered. Texas declared that slaves would be free.

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The 13th Amendment was fully ratified. This amendment fully abolished slavery.

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KKK is founded as a social club for veterans who felt powerless after the civil war. These people realized that they could get a lot of power through terror, so they took violent action in order to maintain white supremacy.

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In May of 1866, there were riots in Memphis against the black minority. This mainly resulted from a combination of political and social tensions and anti-blackness in the region. Many people were killed.

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Tennessee re-enters The United States and is the first southern state to do so. This is a big deal for the beginning of reconstruction.

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Regardless of Andrew Johnson's veto, the Civil Rights Bill is passed. The bill defines citizenship and grants rights to people as citizens.

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The US House of Representatives passes the 14th Amendment to the constitution. The amendment grants rights to citizenship to all born in the country.

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The 1st and 2nd reconstruction act passed by US Congress. The congress makes this decision over Johnson's veto.

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The 3rd reconstruction act is passed over Johnson's veto. These acts divided the former Confederate states into five military districts.

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The House of Representatives votes 126 to 47 to impeach Andrew Johnson. Ultimately, Johnson was not thrown from office.

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The senate meets to discuss charges against Andrew Johnson. His impeachment trial begins.

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The US Senate votes to impeach Andrew Johnson, but they fail by one vote. Later, the senate acquits Andrew Johnson by one vote on trial.

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With much opposition, President Andrew Johnson pardons unconditionally those involved in the Southern Rebellion. This is ultimately very bad for reconstruction.

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The 15th Amendment is passed, which allows for the right to vote. The amendment is sent to states to ratify.

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Women are granted the right to vote in Wyoming Territory. This is a very good step because it leads towards suffrage for more people.

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15th Amendment is adopted into the constitution. This guarantees the right to vote to any person.

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Trials against the KKK began in Mississippi. It was good that trials happened, but the issues with the members were not being taken completely seriously. However, overall, the trials were probably a positive in the timeline of reconstruction.

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President Grant officially condemns the KKK. There are also acts passed to enforce provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment onto members.

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Ulysses S. Grant is re-elected. This was sort of a transition into a time without reconstruction as the political leader of the country was a democrat, rather than a more liberal republican.

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The Freedmen's Bank closes on account of fraud and lack of funding. This bank was crucial for black Americans to have financial prosperity or opportunity.

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Congress passes the Civil Rights Act. The act affirmed the equality of all men before the law. This is later invalidated by the Supreme Court in the 1880s.

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Rutherford B. Hayes claims presidency. He turns out to be the major turning point in the reconstruction era, putting an end to it and enacting Jim Crow.

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Rutherford B. Hayes removes the federal troops from Louisiana, which ends the Reconstruction Period. Even though some laws stayed in place, the lack of troops to enforce those principles led to the demise of the Reconstruction Era.