Presidents/amendments
what happened to Andrew Johnson after he was impeached?
President Andrew Johnson was tried by the Senate and acquitted by a single vote on May 26, 1868, avoiding removal from office
How did Florida stand during the civil war?
Florida was a key member of the Confederate States of America, seceding on January 10, 1861, as the third state to leave the Union. Known as the "Supplier of the Confederacy," Florida contributed vital beef, salt, and pork to the southern army
what was the role of women during the civil war?
During the Civil War, women played vital roles that expanded far beyond traditional domestic duties, serving as nurses, spies, soldiers in disguise, and running farms and businesses
Two criteria established by Lincoln that a confederate state must meet before being allowed back in the Union.
What is 1) 10% of population must swear an oath of loyalty to the U. S. 2) ratificaion of the 13th Amendment
To charge an official with wrong doing.
What is impeach?
Two ways sharecropping was similar to slavery.
What is 1) African Americans were still farming land that did not belong to them (working for some one else) 2) African Americans were often trapped in a cycle of debt and so remained poor and unable to improve their life 3) African Americans were still working very hard as farmers
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote (women, both black and white would have to wait another 62 years!).
What is the 15th Amendment?
Laws that legally separated or segregated blacks and whites. These laws created separate facilities such as restrooms, schools, hospitals, water fountains, etc. for each race.
What are "Jim Crow" Laws?
Three reasons why the economy in South was in such bad shape after the Civil War.
What is 1) Most of the battles had been fought in the South and a lot of damage had been done to cities and infrastructure 2) Confederate money was worthless in the United States 3) Much of the wealth of the South had been held in the slaves who were now free 4) The cotton crop failed for several years after the Civil War