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Early 1864: President Lincoln begins Reconstruction in the Union-occupied former Confederate state of Louisiana. Lincoln's lenient 10 percent policy upsets Radical Republicans, who expect the ...
Reconstruction is generally divided into three phases: Wartime Reconstruction, Presidential Reconstruction and Radical or Congressional Reconstruction, which ended with the Compromise...
Reconstruction, the period (1865–77) after the American Civil War during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded.
A Visual Timeline of Reconstruction: 1863-1877. Emancipation Proclamation issued. Frees slaves in states in rebellion and authorizes the enlistment of black troops. The Freedmen's Bureau established.
This timeline lists significant events connected to Reconstruction, the period in U.S. history from 1865 to 1877. Attempts were made during this era to redress the inequities of slavery and its legacy and to solve the problems of readmitting 11 states to the Union after the Civil War.
Reconstruction Era Timeline, CýêRC www.facinghistory.org “Colored Conventions” African Americans organize “Colored Conventions” across the South to demand the right to vote and to protest the Black Codes. December 1865 New Session of Congress President Johnson declares Reconstruction complete. As a new
Reconstruction Timeline. RECONSTRUCTION: 1861 An Unfinished Revolution? -1877. or C..titutwnl by t» Georga (January, 1865) Ratification of the 3th Amendment (April 1861) Attack on Fort Sumter marks the beginning of the Civil War A (September, 1862) Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation (December, 1863) Lincoln Announces the "1096 Plan ...
Reconstruction and Rights When the Civil War ended, leaders turned to the question of how to reconstruct the nation. One important issue was the right to vote, and the rights of black American men and former Confederate men to vote were hotly debated.
Timeline: The Reconstruction Era. A tumultuous yet significant chapter in American history, the Reconstruction era brought with it radical changes in how our country governs its people--all of its people.
Explore the key events and significant outcomes of America's Reconstruction with this interactive timeline. From the end of the Civil War to the implementation of the Reconstruction amendments, discover how the nation grappled with the challenges of rebuilding and defining a new post-war America.