Amendments
This amendment was ratified to end slavery
13th amendment
Define reconstruction
To rebuild the south's economy, unify the nation, rebuild everything during 1865- 1878
What is a Scalawag?
A person who lives in the south, but supports the republicans and the north
This was a radical group that wanted to infringe on African American voting rights
Ku Klux Klan
Why was Lincoln unable to carry out his reconstruction plans?
He was assassinated and andrew Johnson took over
What is the 14th amendment?
Gave slaves and all us born citizens in the us full citzenship except native americans
Lincoln offered this to pardon all confederate soldiers and loyalists to the south.
Amnesty
This was a northerner who went to the south to gain Economic profit
Carpet Baggers
What was Lincoln's ten percent plan?
Plan to let the states back into the union if 10 percent of voters from 1860 pledged loyalty to the north
This agency allowed blacks to get jobs and educated the blacks
The Freedmen bureau
What is the 15th amendment?
Declared all african american can vote
What work did freedmen do after the Civil War?
Sharecroppers
Who won the 1868 Presidential Election?
President Grant
Enforcement acts
Charge crimes to a government official and get them out of office
This tax put an increase on what goods?
Whiskey and tobacco
These restricted on what blacks could do in their daily lives after reconstruction
The Black Codes
Who ran on the republican side of the ballot during the 1876 election?
Rutherford B hayes
What were lincoln's three main goals for reconstruction?
Protect the rights of african americans
Rebuilt the souths economy
unify the country
This term means to segregate by race, color, or
Jim Crow Laws
When was the 14th amendment added to the constitution?
1868
If you were from the North, and you were a politician, what party may you be from?
Radical Republicans
The New south Rises refers to what?
The south getting a strong industrial economy
List three reasons why Andrew Johnson was a bad president?
He owned slaves
He wanted to veto the ammendments and freedmens bureau
He was impeached
He tried to fire many cabinet members
This term refers when a politician gains money through illegal actions
Graft