The Reconstruction (1863-1877) (jan 1, 1863 – mar 31, 1877)
Description:
-Era right after the Civil War-Needed to fix Southern damages
-Needed to punish South
-Needed to fix aftermath of Lincoln's death
-Needed to readmit Southern states into the Union and create policies regarding how they'd be readmitted
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1863
mar 31, 1877
~ 14 years