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Abraham Lincoln election
He ran for office on the off chance hhe may be elected. In doing so he was elected and freed the slaves. -
Emancipation Proclomation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
seccession
Andrew Johnson secceeded licoln after his assassination. -
the 13 amendment
this officially freed the slaves. -
formation of the Ku Klux Klan
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the 14 amendment
gave the newly freed slaves rights. -
the 15 amendment
the third reconstruction amendment. prohibits states and federal government from using race color or previous status as a voting qualifacation. -
the election of 1876
When the 6th Republican National Convention assembled on June 14, 1876, it appeared that James G. Blaine would be the nominee. On the first ballot, Blaine was just 100 votes short of a majority. His vote began to slide after the second ballot, as many Republicans feared that Blaine could not win the general election. Anti-Blaine delegates could not agree on a candidate until Blaine's total rose to 41% on the sixth ballot. Leaders of the reform Republicans met privately and considered alternative -
civil rights cases 1883
United States v. Stanley; United States v. Ryan; United States v. Nichols; United States v. Singleton; Robinson et ux. v. Memphis & Charleston R.R. Co.
