Vocabulary
The era of rebuilding after the Civil War
Reconstruction
Southern states were REQUIRED to ratify this amendment, in order to be readmitted to the Union
14th Amendment
Senator from Tennessee that stayed loyal to the Union; Lincoln's vice president;
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln’s goal for Reconstruction: to put the country back together quickly and easily
Restoration of the Union
This plan granted FULL amnesty and required a small percentage to pledge loyalty to the Union, in order for the state to be readmitted.
Lincoln's 10% Plan
when a president rejects a bill; the bill then goes back to Congress and they can override it and pass the law anyway.
Veto
This amendment, which abolished slavery was STRONGLY supported by Lincoln
13th Amendment
Main focus is to punish the ex-Confederates; wanted to restore the Republican Party in the South and grant the African Americans the right to vote.
Radical Republicans
A change to the Constitution
This plan, introduced by Radical Republicans, divided the South into five military districts and was passed OVER Johnson's veto
Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867
to end; get rid of;
Abolish
Democrat who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1864
George McClellan
He assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre
John Wilkes Booth
Occurs when the President sets a bill aside and allows it to expire, without signing it
Pocket Veto
This plan required higher ranking Confederate officials to apply for a personal pardon
Andrew Johnson's Plan
to pardon or forgive
Amnesty
Why was Andrew Johnson the ideal running mate for Lincoln in 1864
Because Johnson helped Lincoln balance out the ticket and gain votes from Northern Democrats (that Lincoln needed to win)
He proposed the ONLY Reconstruction plan that did not require state Constitutions
Abraham Lincoln
An agreement that causes a temporary stop in fighting;
Cease Fire
This Plan was designed to punish the South
Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867
To approve; this must be done, in order to add an amendment to the Constitution
Ratify
What did the Lincoln/Johnson Ticket symbolize?
The campaign symbolized unity. It showed that the whole country could come together and work together.
He attempted to push his Reconstruction Plan through without Congress; which made the plan illegal.
Andrew Johnson
when Congress takes a break; or is out of session
(Congressional) Recess
What was the only Confederate state that was not part of a military district?
Tennessee