This president came into office after Lincoln’s death and went against the radical republicans of the time. This led to an attempt at impeaching him which failed by one vote.
Andrew Johnson
This group believed that the South should be punished after the civil war ended
Radical Republicans
This court case introduced the idea of separate but equal as legal
Plessey v. Ferguson
These southern laws enforced segregation
Jim Crow Laws
These northerners migrated to the south to take advantage of the reconstruction benefits
Carpetbaggers
This former slave suggested that African-Americans accept segregation and instead focus on improving their economic situation
Booker T. Washington
This government program was created to help the newly freed black men by giving education, food, etc.
Freedmen's Bureau
This compromise ended reconstruction under certain stipulations
the compromise of 1877
These acts tried to limit the actions of the KKK
Enforcement Acts
These southerners worked with the North to buy cheap land for northerners.
Scalawags
This radical republican believed in harsh punishments for the South
Thaddeus Stevens
This white supremacist group wanted to limit black power in society in a number of ways
KKK
This economic collapse was the result of excessive greenback printing and inflation
the Panic of 1873
This amendment provided citizenship for all (except Indians)
14th Amendment
This was a system in which a person could receive land and farming supplies in return for paying back the lender in crops. This job was often held by African-Americans.
Sharecropping
This Radical republican and abolitionist wanted to ensure that freedmen could vote
Charles Sumner
This African American journalist posted articles about lynching and encouraged blacks to protest against whites
Ida B. Wells
This idea by Booker T. Washington stated that African Americans should focus on improving their economic standings instead of fighting segregation
Atlanta Compromise
These laws created by Southern whites denied most rights to Blacks
Black Codes
This group wanted to return the South to pre-war conditions and take power away from blacks, carpetbaggers, etc.
Redeemers
This secretary of state was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia
William Seward
This man created the treaty of Washington and settled conflicts with Britain and gave the US fishing rights to the St. Lawrence river
Hamilton Fish
What is my favorite color part 2?
Purple
This proposition suggested that 51% of people in the southern states must pledge allegiance to the Union in order to return to the US, however Lincoln rejected it
Wade-Davis Bill
This system was implemented by farmers and allowed them to pay back debts in crops
Crop-lien system