Johnson's Reconstruction
Name this vocabulary term: the period after the civil war in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the union
Reconstruction
Did the radical republicans agree with Andrew Johnson's views on reconstruction?
What was the name of the organization that gave food and shelter to African Americans, protected them from violence, provided education to African Americans and pushed for their rights.
Freedmen's bureau
What was the name of the group formed by white southerners to kick out African American voters and office holders through violence
KKK or Klu Klux Klan
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was Johnson's plan for reconstruction in the south? Did he want to give rights to African Americans?
To let the states back into the union and end slavery. No he did not.
During the election of 1868, Republicans realized that they needed support from which group to win elections in the south?
African Americans
Describe the Amnesty Act of 1872 and why it hurt African Americans in the south.
It allowed most confederates to vote and hold office and this hurt African Americans because they are going to pass laws that hold back African Americans.
Let Rutherford Hayes become president.
How old am I?
24
Why did President Johnson have no power to stop Congress from passing laws to give African Americans more rights?
Everytime the President vetoed a bill, Congress would override the veto.
During military reconstruction, which three groups were allowed to vote in the south?
Freedmen (black men)
Southerners who did not support the confederacy
Carpetbaggers (northerners who moved to the south)
Describe the push and pull factors that led African Americans to leave the south for northern cities.
Push: Poverty, racism in the south
Pull: More equal treatment and economic opportunities
In the compromise of 1877, what did the Republicans agree to do?
End reconstruction and withdraw the remaining soldiers
Who was Jim Crow?
An African American actor
How was Andrew Johnson impeached? What law did he break?
He broke the Tenure of Office Act and he also did not represent the presidency well.
What three things did the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867 do for the south?
It divided the south into military districts, supported by Federal troops. They prevented violence against african americans and prevented Confederates from holding office and voting.
What were the three purposes of the Black Codes in the south?
The purpose was to limit the rights of African Americans, to replace the slave workforce and to keep African Americans at the bottom of the social hierarchy
The Enforcement Acts, signed by Ulysses S. Grant, prevented southerners from doing what three things?
Using bribery, force or scare tactics to prevent another person from voting
How many brothers and sisters does Mr. Eck have?
+200 bonus: Where is Mr. Eck in the order?
4 brothers, 0 sisters
Bonus: second oldest
Andrew Johnson was impeached but was not removed from office by one vote. Many historians believe that one republican was ____________, leading him to vote against removing Johnson from office.
bribed
During congressional reconstruction, what percentage of government positions in the south were held by African Americans. (It would be the highest until the 1990's)
1/5, or about 1/5
Name three rights that African Americans lost after the end of Reconstruction and how the southerners prevented African Americans from having those rights.
Education: No more public schools; it was seen as a luxury not a necessity
Voting rights: Poll tax, literacy tests
Segregation: They passed Jim Crow Laws to separate whites and blacks.
The Amnesty Act was signed in what year?
1872
During Reconstruction and the Jim Crow Era, African Americans in the south started creating HBCUs, which are still around today. What are they?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Universities in the south that have historically served the African American population.