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100
Former slaves
freedman
100
Who is Andrew johnson?
Lincolns VP who takes over after his death.
100
What is the reconstruction act?
Tossed out S. govt. that refused to ratify the 14th amendment. made the south write a new constitution. divided the south into 5 military districts.
100
what is a scalawag?
southern whites Republican who supported reconstruction
100
What did poll taxes do?
required a voter to pay a fee to vote
200
provided food, clothing, shelter, medical attention, and education to the former slaves?
freedman's bureau
200
What did the 13th amendment do? when was it ratified?
abolished slavery in all parts of our nation 1865
200
What does it mean to impeach? Who was impeached? Why?
To bring formal charges against a public official andrew johnson violation of the tenure of office act
200
what are carpetbaggers?
Northerners who moved to the south after the civil war.
200
What did Literacy tests do?
required voters to take a reading test to demonstrate they are qualified to vote.
300
what is the moderate plan?
amnesty to all white southerners except leadership. forgiveness over punishment 10% of states population must oath to loyalty
300
What are black codes?
laws that severely limited the rights of the former slaves.
300
Who ran in the election of 1868? Who won?
Republican - Grant Democratic - Seymour Grant
300
What is the KKK?
An organization that worked to keep blacks out of power.
300
What did "Grandfather Clauses" do?
They allowed a person to vote, no strings attached, provided their grandfather voted.
400
what is the radical republican plan?
majority had to swear loyalty (white males) former confederates had to write a new constitution lincoln refused to sign the bill into law. The two branches were at war.
400
Who are some radical leaders? What were their goals?
Charles Sumner - senate Thaddeus Stevens - house break the power of the rich planters grant the right to vote to freedman
400
What did the fifteenth amendment do?
gave freedmen the right to vote
400
What are sharecroppers?
freedmen who went back to work on the plantations and shared in the harvest.
400
What is segregation?
means to separate by race
500
Who is John Wilkes Booth? When did he kill Lincoln?
The man who killed Lincoln April 14th
500
What did the fourteenth amendment do? What does it mean?
Granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States means you have rights
500
Who is Revels
first black senator
500
Who ran in the election of 1876? Who won? What did it signal? Why?
Republican - Hayes Democratic - Tilden Hayes end of reconstruction
500
What are jim crow laws?
Term for laws that enforced segregation
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