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Freedman’s Bureau Created | March 3, 1865

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Freedman’s Bureau Created | March 3, 1865

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provided food, housing, medical care, and legal support, helping freed people transition to freedom

set up schools and advocated for civil rights for African Americans

established by Congress to assist formerly enslaved people in the South

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Abraham Lincoln Assassinated | April 15, 1865

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Abraham Lincoln Assassinated | April 15, 1865

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Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865

led the country through the Civil War and worked to end slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863

assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865, days after the Civil War ended

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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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17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869, after Abraham Lincoln's assassination

southern democrat who became president during the Reconstruction

first U.S. president to be impeached

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laws that limited their rights to own property, work in certain jobs, and move freely

were designed to maintain a system of racial control

neo-slavery

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13th Amendment Ratified | December 6, 1865

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13th Amendment Ratified | December 6, 1865

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officially abolished slavery in the United States

said that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, should exist in the U.S

major victory for abolitionists and an important part in the Reconstruction era

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aimed to resist Reconstruction, intimidate African Americans, and restore white supremacy through violence and terror

formed in Pulaski, Tennesse, by former confederate soldiers

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tensions between Black residents and white police officers

violence that led to the deaths of 46 African Americans and the destruction of Black-owned homes and businesses

all caused because Black people were allowed to vote

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Reconstruction Acts of 1867 | March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868

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Reconstruction Acts of 1867 | March 2, 1867 - March 11, 1868

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required Southern states to create new constitutions that guaranteed voting rights for African American men

southern states should ratify the 14th Amendment before rejoining the Union

the act divided the South into five military districts to enforce Reconstruction policies

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Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo | June 1870 

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Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo | June 1870 

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aimed to make the Dominican Republic a U.S. territory

rejected due to concerns of racial and political issues

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granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born or naturalized in the U.S

aimed to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans

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Ulysses S. Grant Elected | November 3, 1868 

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Ulysses S. Grant Elected | November 3, 1868 

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supported Reconstruction policies that aimed to protect the rights of African Americans

enforced 15th Amendment

used federal troops to combat the Ku Klux Klan and other groups resisting Reconstruction

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Southern Constitutional Conventions | Winter 1868

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Southern Constitutional Conventions | Winter 1868

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in place to rewrite state constitutions and rejoin the Union

allowed freedmen to participate in the political process, including voting

new constitutions granted African Americans civil rights

more inclusive governments

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15th Amendment Ratified | February 3, 1870

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15th Amendment Ratified | February 3, 1870

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granted voting rights to African American men

the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

ensure political participation for African Americans

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a white supremacist mob attacked Black citizens, killing at least 60 to 150 African Americans

violent response to Black political involvement

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Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy” | 1875

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Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy” | 1875

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to intimidate and suppress African American voters through violence and threats

aimed to restore white Democratic control in Mississippi

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Compromise of 1877 | After 1876 Election

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Compromise of 1877 | After 1876 Election

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ended the disputed 1876 presidential election, resulting in Rutherford B. Hayes becoming president

allowed Southern states to govern without Northern interference