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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed in Ford Theater while being on a small vacation. Shortly After being killed Andrew Johnson (vice president) becomes president. The significance of this is that Lincoln ended slavery. -
13th Amendment
13th amendment approved in January, and ratified in December. It abolishes slavery. This was significant because it brought equality to African Americans after the Civil War. -
14th amendment
The 14th amendment was passed in 1866, but it was ratified in 1868. Entitles all people to equal protection under the laws of the United States. Gives African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the Civil War. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Former Union General, Ulysses Grant, becomes president. Although he allied with the Radical Republicans he did not show great leadership. Especially during Reconstruction. -
Pinchback
Pinchback was an acting governor from December of 1872 to January of 1873. he later became the first African American to serve a state governor. Due to white resistance his term did not last very long. This is significant because it's being shown that African Americans have more freedom, but also that the whites were still not happy with it. -
Blanche K. Bruce
Bruce was the first African American elected to senate to serve a full term. He represented Mississippi. His significance was that he became apart of the senate during Reconstruction. -
Against Pinchback
After Pinchback was an acting governor for a while he was voted to not be seated in the senate. This is significant because it happened during the Reconstruction and he was a African American. -
Forty-Fifth Congress
There were four African American members in the house at this time. The forty-fifth congress was a meeting but during this meeting there were African Americans included. This is significant because Reconstruction was going somewhere.
