Vocabulary
to hang someone to death without a trial
What is to LYNCH someone?
the lone woman whom the union executed for her part in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
Who was Mary Surratt?
a northerner who moved south to take political offices that Southerners couldn't take because they couldn't swear the ironclad oath
what is a carpetbagger?
a set of three laws aimed at the KKK that gave President Grant the extra powers he needed to enforce the 15th amendment
What were the Enforcement Acts? aka The Ku Klux Klan Acts
French engineer who designed the frame for the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower
Who was Gustave Eiffel?
the idea that one's own nation is superior to all others.
What is Nationalism?
He gave Louis-Napoleon the nickname Napoleon le petit because he felt betrayed by Louis Napoleon and his lies; also the author of Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Who was Victor Hugo?
a white southerner who agreed with the Radical Republicans
What is a scalawag?
this law outlawed slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
this is the statues official title
What is "Liberty Enlightening the world"?
a country run by representatives who are elected by the people
What is a republic?
First president ever to be impeached
Who was Andrew Johnson?
a secret brotherhood that formed after the end of the civil war whose mission was to stop blacks from voting through a combination of intimidation, threats and murder
What was the Ku Klux Klan?
this law declared blacks to be citizens and promised them equal protection of the laws
What is the 14th amendment?
One bears an unpraised torch that stands for enlightenment and progress, and the other, a tablet marked with the date of American Independence.
What is lady liberty's right hand and left hand?
a monarchy in which the monarch's powers are limited by constitutional law
What is a constitutional monarchy?
First black ever to serve in the US senate
Who was Hiram Revels?
a carpetbagger who served as a US representative from Arkansas who was murdered by the KKK on his way to a pro-Grant speech
Who was James Hinds?
this law guaranteed black men the right to vote. this made it illegal to deny anyone voting rights, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th amendment?
This symbolizes the broken bonds of oppressive government for a people who built a new government based on the enlightenment principles of Liberty and equality.
What is the broken chain at Lady liberty's feet.
a vote of the whole electorate on a single issue
What is a referendum?
former confederate general who led the KKK as the Grand Wizard
Who was Nathan Bedford Forrest?
a scalawag from Georgia whom the kkk also gunned down because he promoted equal rights for blacks, worked with the Freedmens bureau and was running for the U.S senate as a radical republican.
Who was George W. Ashburn?
this new law made it illegal to replace Senate-approved officers like Stanton without permission from the Senate. this was an impeachment trap for President Johnson.
What is The Tenure of Office Act?
A string of laws in which the new congress divided the beaten south into five military districts under martial law. It required both voters and office-seekers to swear the ironclad Oath, and all seceded states to submit new constitutions that allowed black men to vote.
What were the reconstruction acts?