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March 3, 1865
-A bill signed by Abraham Lincoln that helped slaves transition to freedom
-Provided medical care, immediate shelter, and gave them land

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April 5th, 1865
-Abraham Lincoln was shot by a man named John Wilkes Booth
-Andrew Johnson, his vice president, ends up becoming president

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April 15, 1865
-President Johnson orders for restoration of land, but only for white people
-He also refuses to extend the vote for black men

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Fall 1865
-Black codes were restrictions on black citizens  (a way to establish white supremacy)
-The laws were mainly meant to control labor
- Freedmen were only allowed to work as field hands, would be punished if they refused to sign labor contracts, ect.

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December 1865
-The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery
-States ratified the amendment in February and it goes into effect in December 1865

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December 24, 1865
-The KKK was a group of white people that was created to target black people
-They intimidated and attacked African Americans
-Founded in Pulaski, Tennessee

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April, 1866
-A bill was signed to guarantee citizenship and rights to all males
--The president vetoed the bill, but congress overrides it

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May 1, 1866
-White people have a race riot in Tennessee and attack black people for three days
-Killed 48 people, and destroyed many black owned home, churches and schools

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March 2, 1867- March 11, 1868
-Congress redistributes the former confederacy into five military districts
-It is now required in elections to allow black men to vote

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July 28th, 1868
- The 14th Amendment defines citizenship to all people originally born in the U.S
-It helped the government to be able to protect people's rights

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Winter 1868
-People met together, mainly black delegates in South Carolina
-All of the black codes were overturned

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February 3, 1870
-The 15th Amendment gave all males the right to vote

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1875
-The plan was for democrats in Mississippi to overthrow republicans rule
-They did this through intimidation, violence, and parliamentary groups

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After the 1876 election
-A deal between the democrats and republicans that settled disputes about the 1876 election
- Ended the reconstruction era