Reconstruction Timeline of Causes and Effects
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation All slaves in the Southern States became free. Primary source of information
Lincoln worked hard for Congress to pass the 13th Amendment. No slavery in the U.S.!!
Civil War ends in Appomattox, Virginia on April 9. General Lee wants the Southern people to reconcile with the North
General Grant, General Lee at Appamattox
Lincoln's Reconstruction policy is for the North and South to reconcile. Do Lincoln and General Lee agree? Lincoln is assassinated on April 15.
The next president is Andrew Johnson. He becomes leader of Reconstruction.
If Southern states want to come back into the Union, they MUST accept the 13 th Amendment. (Do they want to accept the 13 th Amendment?)