Events
Emancipation Proclimation by Lincoln which states that all slaves are now freeCivil War StartsCivil War ends with Union Victory!Abraham Lincoln assassinated by John-Wilkes-Booth, who wanted revenge on the Union. Andrew Johnson sworn in as POTUS. IcriTen Percent plan given by Lincoln as his form of reconstrustion.Wade-Davis bill passes both houses of Congress, defining what redical reconstruction would look like under a Republican house13th Amendment to the constitution, formally freeing all slaves in the USA as an act of US governmentFreedmen's Bureau established to help ex-slaves with free life.1st Civil Rights Bill passes both houses of Congress to become law.Civil Rights Bill vetoed by POTUSVeto overturned and Civil Rights Bill becomes law. This is the first time in history that a Presidential Veto has been overturned by both houses.Tennessee becomes first Confederate state to ratify the 14th Amendment as law.Congress passes the 14th Amendment, stating that any man born in the US would be considered a US citizen.Congress announces that the 14th amendment has became part of the constitution.1st Military Reconstruction Act passed2nd Military reconstruction Act passed3rd Military Reconstruction Act passed4th and final military reconstruction act passedCommand of the Army Act prevented Johnson from issuing orders to the army except for through the genral of the army, then Ulysses S. Grant, or from sending him out of washington without the Senates express permission.Tenure of Office Act prevents the POTUS from firing people without first getting the express permission of Congress. Passed to prevent Johnson from firing the Secretary of State, Edwin M. Stanton, who was a critic of Johnson.Articles of impeachment agreed on to remove Johnson from office.1st failure to convict JohnsonSecond failure to impeach Johnson, failing by 1 vote. Congress gives in, but POTUS' political authority smashed.Ulysses S. Grant elected President.15th Amendment passed by congress, stating that every man has the right to vote, regardless of colour or if they were a slave15th Amendment ratifiedGrant re-elected to a second term of office in landslideFinancial panic known as black friday occurs as a result of the Gold Ring. Grant linked to scheme.Raids on the so-called Whiskey RIng conducted across the USA, where the plan had been to defraud the government millions of dollars in tax. Grant's private secretary indicted.South Carolina readmitted to the unionMississippi re-admitted to the unionFlorida re-admitted to the unionAlabama re-admitted to the unionNorth Carolina re-admitted to the unionArkansas re-admitted to the unionVirginia re-admitted to the unionTexas re-admitted to the unionLouisiana re-admittd to the unionSecond part of Georgia re-admitted to the unionPart of Georgia re-admitted to the unionTennessee re-admitted to the unionBenjamin Harrison becomes republican presidantFirst signs of the Panic of 1893 occur with the treasury greatly overextending itself. President Cleveland sorts it out.Woodrow Wilson becomes the first southerner to be elected to office since 1848.USA steel and iron production outstrips the UK and Germany combined for the first time this yearDingley Tariff Act raises tariffs after the Wilson-Gorman tariff act had lowered themCleveland inaugurated as president for the second time, making him the first (and so far only) president to serve two non-consecutive termsPanic of 1907 starts with an attempted scam of shareholders by the owner of the United Copper CompanyUS enters 1st world war
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