Presidential Reconstruction
Who started the process of Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln
This man was the leader of the Radical Republicans
Who was Thaddeus Stevens?
This Act pardoned almost all Confederates.
What is the General Amnesty Act?
This man was Secretary of War until Andrew Johnson fired him.
Who is Edwin Stanton?
This method of farming involved giving a portion of profits back to a lender in exchange for land.
What is Sharecropping?
How many Southerners would need to swear an oath under Lincoln's plan?
10 Percent.
This Agency operated to serve black and poor white people with food and job opportunities.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This election was so close that it was disputed by both candidates.
What is the Disputed election of 1876?
This man presided over Johnson's impeachment trial.
Who is Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase?
This type of town would involve company made housing, company stores, and company sponsored churches all centered around a textile mill.
What is a Mill Town?
This group of Senators were against Presidential Reconstruction.
Who were Radical Republicans?
This Amendment secured equal rights for all citizens in the United States.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This man ran against Rutherford B. Hayes for office of President in 1876.
Who is Samuel J. Tilden?
This man broke Southern blockade lines to lead his family to freedom. He eventually became a Senator for South Carolina.
Who is Robert Smalls?
This group of Radicalized Democrats attacked Southerners and African Americans in an attempt to redeem the South.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
This is the name of the bill that Congress introduced as their own Reconstruction Plan.
What is the Wade-Davis Bill?
This Act sent the US Military into the South to ensure they cooperated with laws.
What is the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
This was a name for Northerners who came South for opportunities and wealth.
What is a Carpetbagger?
This was the first black man elected to the House of Representatives
Who is Joseph Rainey?
This granted equal rights for African Americans, but was repealed later.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1866? (Or 1875)
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This was the number of districts the Union split the South into during Reconstruction.
What is 5?
This is the name of Southerners who supported Reconstruction.
What is a Scalawag?
This man was elected President following the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
True or False: Reconstruction was successful
False