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December 8, 1863 – March 31, 1877
The Reconstruction Era occurred after the Civil War. Its purpose was to reestablish the Southern States & get the 4 million newly-freed slaves into the United States.

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December 8, 1863
This plan says that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters (from the voter rolls for the election of 1860) swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.

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November 8, 1864
Lincoln was elected as the 19th president and his term was March 4, 1861 – April 14, 1865.

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January 31, 1865
The 13th Amendment states that slavery shall be ended. This amendment came 8 months after the Civil War, by Abraham Lincoln.

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March 3, 1865
This was established for Congress to help freed former slaves and poor whites in the Southern States after the Civil War.

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April 9, 1865
The surrender came from General Robert E. Lee, who commanded his troops to back down to the Union.

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April 15, 1865
Lincoln was assassinated on April 15th, 1865 by John Wikes Booth.

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December 24, 1865
The "KKK" was a group of Confederate veterans that designed a secret group that engaged in much violence. They were involved in terrorists raids, murders, etc.

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April 9, 1866
This civil rights act guaranteed African Americans to not have unequal treatment or racial discrimination in the public.

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1865-1866
Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War.

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March 2, 1867
The Reconstruction Acts outlined the conditions under which the Southern States would be readmitted into the Union.

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July 9, 1868
This amendment granted citizenship to all people, including former slaves, born or naturalized in the United States.

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March 4, 1869
Grant led the Union to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He was later elected as the 18th  President.

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February 3rd, 1870
This amendment protects voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin. It also protected the voting rights of former slaves.

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March 1, 1875
Civil Rights Act 1875 is also known as, Enforcement Act or Force Act, was a U.S federal law that started during the Reconstruction Era, that guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public.

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November 7, 1876
The 1876 U.S presidential election was held on Tuesday, November 7th.  The republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes went against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.