A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Reconstruction"
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1866 Reconstruction: TennesseeTennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state [i] located in the Southern [i] United States [i]. ...
becomes the first U.S. stateU.S. state A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to as a state [i] ...
to be readmitted to the UnionUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
following the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War The American Civil War was a sectional conflict in the United States of America [i] between the federal ...
.
1870TexasTexas Texas is a state [i] in both the Southern [i] and Western [i] ...
is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
1870 Reconstruction: GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state) For the country, see Georgia [i]. ...
becomes the last former ConfederateConfederate States of America The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA [i] ...
states to be readmitted to the UnionUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
, and the CSA is dissoluted.
1872 Reconstruction: President Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was an American [i] soldier and politician who was elected the 18th President of the United States [i] ...
signs the Amnesty Act of 1872 into law restoring full civil rightsCivil rights Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal liberty given to all citizens by law....
to all but about 500 ConfederateConfederate States of America The Confederate States of America was the government formed by eleven southern states of the USA [i] ...
sympathizers.
1966 Former MassachusettsMassachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state [i] in the New England [i] region of the northeastern [i] ...
Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African AmericanAfrican American An African American is a member of an ethnic group [i] in the United States [i] whose ancestors, usual ...
elected to the United States SenateUnited States Senate he United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States [i], the other b ...
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