Reconstruction
What was the goal of Reconstruction?
To rebuild the South.
Was Andrew Johnson a Republican or Democrat?
Republican
What were Lincoln's beliefs?
He thought the North and South wouldn't come together if the fighting didn't stop. He wanted to end war quickly and didn't want to punish any southerners.
What year did the Military Reconstruction Act occur?
1867
Which 2 major Radical Republican leaders died?
Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens.
How did Reconstruction affect African Americans?
African Americans were freed by the 13 Amendment and most Southern states passed Black Codes.
Which number president was Andrew Johnson?
the 17th
What were Andrew Johnson's beliefs?
He wanted a stronger government. He thought people should be able to own slaves and African Americans shouldn't be treated like whites, rather worse.
What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Act?
To get the South to unite with the North.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
He was a Confederate general from Virginia who served in the Confederate army in the Civil War. He lead small victories against General Grant of the Union.
How did Reconstruction affect African American lives?
They were freed by the 13th Amendment. Most Southern states passed "Black Codes".
What did Johnson do after impeachment?
He became a U.S. Senate.
What was Lincoln's 10 percent plan?
It offered amnesty to all southerners.
Swear an oath of loyalty to the U.S.
Agree slavery was illegal.
What did the Military Reconstruction Act do?
It divided the South into 5 military districts.
What was the purpose of the Anaconda plan?
To squeeze the South economically. To blockade the ports and control the Mississippi River.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
It was made in 1865 to help black slaves and poor whites after the Civil War.
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?
Andrew Johnson was impeached because of political conflict. He violated the Tenure of Office Act.
What was Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
Ratify the 13th Amendment, swear allegiance to the Union, Annul Confederate war debts, and each state would have to withdraw from secession.
What was each state required to do?
Ratify the 13th and 14th Amendment.
Who/what was the KKK?
The Ku Klux Klan was a group with racists beliefs that was founded in 1866.
Was Reconstruction a failure or success?
What was Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
Ratify the 13th Amendment, swear allegiance to the Union, Annul Confederate war debts, and each state would have to withdraw from secession.
Whos Reconstruction plan was the best?
The 10 percent plan because it guaranteed property protection of the Southerners and most Republicans supported Lincoln's proposal for Reconstruction because they wanted to end war quickly.
Which state was exempt from military reconstruction and why?
Tennessee, because it had a very large number of Union supporters and met most of the Radical Republicans demands for reconstruction.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
The exchange of letting Federal troops go in order to allow Rutherford B. Hayes be president.