Reconstruction

Reconstruction

• April 15, 1865 - Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 17th President of the United States.
  
• December 18, 1865 - The 13th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• June 16, 1866 - The 14th Amendment is passed by Congress.
  
• July 24, 1866 - Tennessee is the first state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• March 1, 1867 - Nebraska is the 37th state admitted to the Union. President Andrew Johnson vetoed the Nebraska statehood bill of 1866, but Congress overrode his veto, and Nebraska became a state on March 1, 1867.
  
• March 30, 1867 - The United States purchases the Alaska Territory from Russia for $7.2 million.
  
• August 28, 1867 - The United States annexes the Midway Islands.
  
• January 7, 1868 - The Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock.
  
• January 7, 1868 - The Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson.
  
• January 14, 1868 - The North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh.
  
• January 14, 1868 - The South Carolina constitutional convention meets in Columbia.
  
• February 24, 1868 - The House of Representatives impeaches President Andrew Johnson.
  
• March 13, 1868 - The Senate begins its impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson
  
• April 14, 1868 - South Carolina adopts a new constitution.
  
• April 16, 1868 - Louisiana adopts a new constitution.
  
• May 26, 1868 - The Senate acquits President Andrew Johnson of all 11 Articles of Impeachment.
  
• June 1, 1868 - The Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin.
  
• June 22, 1868 - Arkansas is the second state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• June 25, 1868 - Florida is the third state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• June 25, 1868 - Alabama is the fourth state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• June 25, 1868 - Louisiana is the fifth state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• June 25, 1868 - North Carolina is the sixth state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• June 25, 1868 - South Carolina is the seventh state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• July 23, 1868 - The 14th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• July 25, 1868 - The Wyoming Territory is organized.
  
• December 25, 1868 - President Andrew Johnson issues an unconditional pardon to all those who participated in the Southern rebellion.
  
• February 27, 1869 - The 15th Amendment is passed by Congress.
  
• March 4, 1869 - Ulysses Grant is sworn in as the 18th President of the United States.
  
• March 4, 1869 - Schuyler Colfax is sworn in as the 17th Vice President of the United States.
  
• April 10, 1869 - The number of Supreme Court Justices is increased from seven to nine.
  
• May 10, 1869 - The Transcontinental Railroad is completed at Promontory Point, Utah.
  
• November 17, 1869 - The Suez Canal opens for business, in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and Red seas.
  
• January 27, 1870 - Virginia is the eighth state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• February 23, 1870 - Mississippi is the ninth state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• March 30, 1870 - Texas is the 10th state to be readmitted to the Union.
  
• March 30, 1870 - The 15th Amendment is added to the Constitution.
  
• July 15, 1870 - Georgia is the 11th state to be readmitted to the Union.
  

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