1. Constitutional Amendments and The End of Reconstruction

2. Civil War Amendments 13 th Amendment Unlike the Emancipation Proclamation, this change to the Constitution ends ALL slavery in the United States Ratified in 1865

3. Declared former slaves CITIZENS Known as the “Citizenship” Amendment Provides equal rights for ALL CITIZENS Prevents former Confederates from holding office Ratified in 1868

4. 15 th Amendment Election of 1870 – many angry white Southerners refused to (or couldn’t) vote More than 600 African Americans were elected to Southern legislatures and 16 black men were elected to Congress Ratified 1870

5. The End of Reconstruction Why did Reconstruction efforts finally end? Heavy taxes and corruption for repairs Lack of Northern support for racial equality The Solid South – Southern Democrats had reversed many of the reforms

6. The Compromise of 1877 Samuel Tilden wins popular vote over Rutherford B. Hayes but there is a a dispute over the electoral vote The Democrats agree to make Rutherford B. Hayes President IF all the federal troops are removed from the South THIS IS THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION!

7. How successful was Reconstruction? Closer

8. Freedmen Confederates Note in the margin of the timeline review who the event benefits: Freedmen or Confederates