True or False: Lincoln’s 10% Plan was;
“When 10% of the voting population in the 1860 election had taken an oath of loyalty and established a government, it would be recognized.
True
What was the panic of 1873?
Stock market collapse in Vienna, then in America
What is a Carpetbagger?
Northern black people who migrated to the South
The political group that wanted the most drastic change during Reconstruction was?
Radical Republicans
Define Reconstruction
A period of rebuilding of relations between North/South, lasting from 1865-1877
Who became President in 1868?
US Grant
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Freed the slaves and made slavery illegal
The black codes were what?
System of intimidation to make Black people less than whites
Is impeachment the same as removing a sitting President?
No it is not
Why was Reconstruction needed in the South?
The South was destroyed
Who became President after the death of Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
The 14th Amendment did what for freed black men?
Who would be the person that would be labeled a scalawag?
White Southerners who supported Reconstruction
The Wade-Davis Bill required what?
Required 50% of the number of 1860 voters to take an “iron clad” oath of allegiance (swearing they had never voluntarily aided the rebellion).
Who were Freedmen?
Southern Black People
Who became President after the Political Crisis of 1877?
Rutherford B. Hayes
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Protected peoples right to vote
Why was Johnson impeached? Was he removed from office?
He broke the law by firing people he didn't like.
What was the Military Reconstruction Act?
Divide the 10 “unreconstructed states” into 5 military districts.
What was the “Lost Cause Myth?”
The South was the victim and the North was the bad guys in the Civil War
What was strange about the Election of 1872?
First Time a Candidate Dies During the Campaign!
How high was the inflation levels in the South after the Civil War?
9,000%
True or false: The KKK rose out of the south to fight back against Reconstruction?
True
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1875?
Was Reconstruction a success or failure? Why?
It failed...