Vocabulary
impeachment
the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
The Black Codes angered which group of people the more than the African Americans?
The Republicans
After Andrew Johnson was___________, the Senate did not cast enough votes to remove him from the presidency.
Impeached
There was how many Military Districts in the Southeast?
Five military districts.
What group of people were not included in the 15th Amendment?
The women.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
a law that gave African Americans legal rights to those of white Americans
The Black Codes required the African Americans to sign what?
Work contracts
President Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 because he thought it gave the__________too much power.
In March of 1867, Congress passed the first of several____________.
Reconstruction Acts.
Why was the 15th Amendment so important?
15th Amendment
a constitutional amendment that gave African American the right to vote
Black Codes in Mississippi and South Carolina also included what kind of Laws?
Apprentice Laws
Why did the Republicans think Johnson's Reconstruction plan was a failure?
They thought the south was returning to it's old ways.
Which political party did thousands of African Americans vote for? (HINT also known as "party of lincoln or their political life boat")
The republican party
Two major events happened in the south which also hurt Johnson's campaign. They were?
Two major riots.
Black Codes
Laws passed in the southern states during Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans
Who were the two leaders of the Radical Republicans?
(HINT) One was a representative and one was a strong opponent of slavery before the Civil War.
Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner
Why was the 14th Amendment so important?
It gave the EVERYONE born or naturalized in the United States full rights of citizenship except for the American Indians.
Who argued that "African Americans did not deserve the same treatment as white people"?
President Johnson
The 14th Amendment banned many__________from holding state or federal offices.
Former Confederate officials
Radical Republicans
members of Congress who felt that the southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
Why did the Radical Republicans want more government involvement during Reconstruction?
They feared that too many southern leaders remained loyal to the former Confederacy and would not enforce the new laws
What does the 15th Amendment state?
It states that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What were THREE of the SEVEN southern states that were readmitted shortly after Grant took office as the new president?
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geogia, Louisiana, North and South Carolina.
There was SIX provisions which were included in the 14th Amendment one was?