President Lincoln
Program put in place by the federal government to repair damage to the South and restore the southern states to the Union.
The Reconstruction
President Johnson was part of the__________ party.
Democratic
President Grant was a member of the________ party.
Republican
President Hayes was a member of the__________ party.
Republican
A violent hate group comprised of former Confederate soldiers that targeted innocent African American citizens in the South.
The Klu Klux Klan or KKK
The Wade Davis Bill
President Johnson's leniency on the South allowed for these laws to be passed, which discriminated against African American citizens by limiting their rights and civil liberties.
Jim Crow Laws
This Amendment guaranteed all men the right to vote regardless of race, intelligence, or wealth.
The 15th Amendment
This Compromise agreed to send President Hayes directly to the White House if the government agreed to end the Reconstruction.
The Compromise of 1877
This power reserved for the President of the United States is capable of blocking bills proposed by Congress.
The Amendment that was passed under President Lincoln and ensured that the institution of slavery was forever banned in the United States.
The 13th Amendment.
This Amendment was passed during Andrew Johnson's presidency and protects every citizen against the law equally under the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The 14th Amendment
This Senator was famous for unseating former Senator Jefferson Davis and serving as the first African American elected to Congress.
Hirem Revels
White southerners who joined the Republican Party. Viewed as traitors by most southerners.
Scalawags
Similar to Slave Codes, which restricted the freedom of movement and limited African American rights as free people.
Black Codes
President Lincoln belonged to the____________party.
Republican
Congress began this process to unseat President Johnson for Office after firing a member of his Cabinet and blocking a bill that would promote equal rights for all citizens.
Impeachment.
Northerners who came South after Civil War. Voted Republican; viewed negatively by southerners; held high offices.
Carpet Baggers
Aside from removing troops from the South and spending more money on Southern businesses, the other final demand of the Compromise of 1877 stated that President Hayes must appoint...
A Democrat to his Cabinet
This bureau established by the government worked to help repair the lives of those impacted by slavery and the Civil War.
A plan proposed by Lincoln that moved to reunite the Southern states into the Union. Under this provision, Southern states were expected to have at least 10% of the population swear loyalty to the Union and immediately end the institution of slavery. This plan did not call for immediate equality or equal rights.
10% Plan
President Johnson used his veto power to block this bill that would have promoted equal rights and protections to all citizens.
The Civil Rights Bill of 1866.
A system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a part of the crops they raise.
Sharecropping
President Hayes ran against____________for President in 1876.
Samuel Tilden
Explain in your own words the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment
13th Amendment: Forever banned slavery in the United States.
14th Amendment: Protects all citizens equally under the law.
15th Amendment: All men have the right to vote and will not be restricted due to race, intelligence, or wealth.