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Reconstruction · A Chronology

The Reconstruction Era: A Chronology

Rebuilding the nation after the Civil War. From the abolition of slavery and the Black Codes, through the constitutional revolution of the 14th and 15th Amendments and the clash over Radical Reconstruction, to the disputed bargain that ended it in 1877 — the events of the era, year by year.

1865

The chronology begins

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Eras of history

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Key events

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Presidential Reconstruction Radical Reconstruction The Grant Era End of Reconstruction

Presidential Reconstruction1865 – 1866

186513th Amendment Passed 1866Tennessee Readmited to Union 1866Black Codes

Radical Reconstruction1867 – 1870

1867Reconstruction Act 1867Alaska Purchase 186814th Amendment 1868Impeachment of Johnson 1868Battle of Black Kettle Island 1869Transcontinental Railroad 1869Black Friday 1869Women Granted Right to Vote in Wyoming 187015th Amenedment Passed 1870Standard Oil Founded

The Grant Era1871 – 1874

1871Treaty of Washington 1871Chicago Fire 1871Boss Tweed Corruption 1872Yellowstone National Park 1872Battle of Skull Cave 1873Economic Panic 1874Gold Discovered in Black Hills

The End of Reconstruction1875 – 1877

1875Resumption of Specie Act 1875Civil Rights Act 1876Telephone Invented 1876Centennial Exposition 1876Custer Killed 1877Battle of Wolf Mtn 1877End of Reconstruction

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