Reconstruction Basics
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.?
14th Amendment
Who became president after Lincoln’s assassination?
Andrew Johnson
How many military districts was the South divided into?
Five
Who was the corrupt leader of Tammany Hall?
William “Boss” Tweed
What term describes the destruction of the South after the Civil War?
Post-war devastation
What amendment gave Black men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
What group wanted to punish the South and expand rights for freedmen?
Radical Republicans
What major political change happened in the South during Reconstruction?
Black men were elected to public office
Who became president in 1876 and helped end Reconstruction?
Rutherford B. Hayes
What were formerly enslaved people called after the war?
Freedmen
What key idea does the 14th Amendment guarantee?
Equal protection under the law
Name one leader of the Radical Republicans.
Thaddeus Stevens OR Charles Sumner
What law led to Johnson’s impeachment crisis?
Tenure of Office Act
What term describes the period of wealth mixed with corruption after the war?
Gilded Age
What government agency helped freedmen with food, education, and aid?
Freedmen’s Bureau
Which amendment gave Congress power to enforce the end of slavery?
13th Amendment
What were Southern whites who supported Reconstruction called?
Scalawags
What did Southern states have to do to rejoin the Union under Congressional Reconstruction?
Ratify the 14th Amendment
Who coined the term “Gilded Age”?
Mark Twain
What laws restricted the freedom of freedmen?
Black Codes
What important power did the 14th Amendment give the federal government?
Power to enforce equal rights over the states
What were Northerners who moved South for profit called?
Carpetbaggers
Who led the U.S. Army during Reconstruction enforcement?
Ulysses S. Grant
What action officially ended Reconstruction?
Removal of federal troops from the South