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  ~ March 3, 1865 ~                                                 Freedmen’s Bureau created  

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  ~ March 3, 1865 ~                                                 Freedmen’s Bureau created  

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This law helped free African Americans.

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~ April 15, 1865 ~                                                Abraham Lincoln is assassinated 

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~ April 15, 1865 ~                                                Abraham Lincoln is assassinated 

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Southern supporter John Wilkes Booth desired for the return of the Confederacy so much that he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

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~ April 15, 1865 ~                                                   Andrew Johnson becomes president   

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~ April 15, 1865 ~                                                   Andrew Johnson becomes president   

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When Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson was given more responsibilities.

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~Fall 1865~                                                                  Black Codes  

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~Fall 1865~                                                                  Black Codes  

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Black people were prohibited to own private land, run business, obtain and sell land, and travel freely through public areas. Drifting  laws were a critical part of the Black Codes.

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~ Dec 6, 1865 ~                                                             13th Amendment is ratified  

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~ Dec 6, 1865 ~                                                             13th Amendment is ratified  

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Slavery is eradicated in America.

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~  Dec 24, 1865  ~                                                         KKK is formed  

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~  Dec 24, 1865  ~                                                         KKK is formed  

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A concealed group aimed at terrorizing African Americans and restoring white power.

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~  April, 1866  ~                                                             Civil Rights Act of 1866  

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~  April, 1866  ~                                                             Civil Rights Act of 1866  

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Grants African Americans with citizenship and "equal rights".

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Black folks get quizzed on the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

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~  May 1, 1866  ~                                                  Memphis Race Riot      

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~  May 1, 1866  ~                                                  Memphis Race Riot      

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In Memphis, Tennessee, white residents and police massacre 46 African Americans and demolish 90 homes, schools, and four churches.

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

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

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Congress splits the old South into five military zones and requires African American men to participate in elections.

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~  June, 1870  ~                                                          Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo 

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~  June, 1870  ~                                                          Treaty of Annexation of Santo Domingo 

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An effort to acquire "Santo Domingo" ( The Dominican Republic) as a United States colony, with the goal of ultimate independence.

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~ November 3, 1868 ~                                         Ulysses S. Grant    

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~ November 3, 1868 ~                                         Ulysses S. Grant    

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The 18th President of the United States.

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~  July 28, 1868   ~                                                       14th Amendment is ratified   

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~  July 28, 1868   ~                                                       14th Amendment is ratified   

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African Americans are given fair trials and equal legal protection.

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Winter 1868:                                                         Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman    

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Winter 1868:                                                         Southern Constitutional Conventions including freedman    

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The first political gatherings in American history to including black and white legislators who worked together.

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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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Allows all male citizens including black and white to vote.

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February 3, 1870: The 15th amendment ratified

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~  April 13, 1873   ~                                                       The Colfax Massacre   

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~  April 13, 1873   ~                                                       The Colfax Massacre   

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A all white paramilitary group dedicated to establishing white power in Louisiana, conflicts with the state militia, which is almost entirely black. Three white men are killed and hundred black males are slaughtered before and after surrender  in cold blood.

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 ~ 1875 ~                                                            Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”    

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 ~ 1875 ~                                                            Mississippi Plan or “Shotgun Policy”    

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The Republican Party's usefulness as an opposition to one-party control in most regions of the South was undermined by threats and violence of black and white voters.

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After the 1876 election Compromise of 1877

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After the 1876 election Compromise of 1877

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Reconstruction came to an end. Southerners vows to preserve Black people's civil and political rights were broken, and the elimination of federal intervention in southern affairs resulted in widespread loss of Black voters.

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The last time a losing candidate had more popular votes than Clinton was in 1876