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This Southerner was Lincoln's Vice President
who is "Andrew Johnson"
This group was created to intimidate and threaten African Americans
who is "the KKK"
this amendment abolished slavery
what is the "13th amendment"
In 1868, Andrew Johnson was the first US President to be what
what is "impeached"
this type of test required voters to pay
what is "poll tax"
This man, who began life as a slave, worked in the White House for Lincoln and others during Reconstruction
who is "Frederick Douglass"
This is the name given to formerly enslaved people who joined the army and formed segregated units who fought in the late 1800s
who is "buffalo soldiers"
this amendment protects the right to vote for anyone regardless of race or ethnicity
what is the "15th amendment"
this was the federal group established to assist newly freed African Americans in the South
what is the "Freedmen's Bureau"
this type of test required voters to pass a test in order to vote
what is a "literacy test"
This man won the Presidential election of 1876
who is "Rutherford B. Hayes"
this is the name given to White northerners who came to the South to aid Reconstruction
who is "carpetbaggers"
this amendment grants citizenship to anyone regardless of the color of their skin or previous status of servitude
what is the "14th amendment"
This act divided the states into military districts because 10 of the former secessionist states had not ratified the 14th Amendment
what is "The First Reconstruction Act"
these laws were given a new name after slavery was abolished and aimed to restrict and imprison African Americans
what are "black codes"
He was the first African American elected to Senate
who is "Hiram Revels"
This group of Congressmen thought that President Lincoln was being too lenient with the South
who is "radical Republicans"
this was passed in an attempt to combat the racist black codes that Southern whites used against African Americans
what is "the Civil Rights Act of 1866"
This economic crisis was caused by a large bank declaring bankruptcy and led to a depression that lasted for most of the 1870's
what is "the Panic of 1873"
this is the term used to describe the public killing of an individual to intimidate others
what is "lynching"
This Union general became President during Reconstruction
This is the self-proclaimed name of Southern Democrats who regained control over their state governments by restricting the vote and terrorizing their opponents
who is "the redeemers"
This was one of the first attempts at Reconstruction wherein Southern states would be readmitted to the Union if a majority of white citizens swore an oath to the Union
what is the "Wade-Davis Bill"
This controversial election resulted in confusing and disputed results, ultimately leaving it up to Congress to decide. Democrats and Republicans reached a compromise where the Republican was allowed to become president, but in exchange for the military occupation of the South to end
what is "election of 1876"
this was the nickname given to the set of laws aimed at discriminating against and segregating African Americans
what is "Jim Crow Laws"