Defeated South
What major industry collapsed after the Civil War?
The Cotton industry
What was the Wade-Davis bill?
It was a more harsh alternate to the 10% plan which required 50% of voters in Confederate states to pledge allegiance to union.
Who was Andrew Johnson?
He was a Democrat and former slaveholder and was the 17th president.
What were Black codes after Civil War?
It was a law passed in the Southern United States that limited the rights of Black people who had been previously enslaved.
What was the main goal of Lincoln Reconstruction program?
To bring the seceded states back into the Union.
What did Johnson do after being appointed by Lincoln?
He began wartime Reconstruction and cultivated unionist support in mountain eastern districts of Tennessee
What was the Emancipation Proclamation
Issued by Abraham Lincoln that all enslaved people in Confederate states that rebelled against the Union were free.
What were the Freedman's Bureau?
U.S. government agency that was established to assist and protect the newly emancipated former slaves.
What was the Special Field Order 15?
It set aside land along the Southern Atlantic Coast that was captured by Union forces for the freed formal slaves to settle.