Reconstruction Timeline1. The Emancipation Proclamation- Because the North is winning the war, this document was passed saying slavery was illegal. This is 1865
2. Lincoln's Assassination- Because the North is winning the war, and Lincoln banned slavery, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln because of the slavery ban. This is 1865. 3. Lee's Surrender at Appomattox Court House-Because Lee's troops were surrounded by Grant's troops, Lee surrenders and the North win the Civil War. This is also in 1865. |
4. Andrew Johnson Impeached (went to trial)- Because he was from the South, he was giving more time of his to the South. This allowed him to go to trial. This is 1868. 5. The Ku Klux Klan- Because the Emancipation Proclamation was created, this group formed and attacked African Americans in the 1870's. 6. Compromise of 1877- Because the South wanted the Northern troops out of the South, they agreed to have Rutherford B. Hayes as a president even though he was from the North. |