Presidential Reconstruction
He took over as president when Lincoln was assassinated, leaving him with the job of Reconstruction.
Andrew Johnson
This party was responsible for Radical Reconstruction laws.
Republicans, specifically Radical Republicans
Freedmen quickly chose new forms of these to establish their own identities.
Names
These were passed in Southern states before Radical Reconstruction could define what it meant to be free.
Black Codes
President Grant had to send this to Southern states in 1872 to try to stop Klan violence.
Military (Troops)
President Johnson was a member of this political party.
Democratic Party
The 14th Amendment said that if you were born in the U.S. or went through the naturalization process, you were guaranteed these.
Basic Rights (Bill of Rights)
Many freedmen wanted this so they could have a place to start their new lives.
Land
The Klan wanted to prevent members of this political party from voting.
Republican Party
In 1874, this political party retook the House of Representatives.
Democratic Party
President Johnson required Southern states to ratify this amendment as part of Reconstruction.
13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment said that if a state refused to allow all men to vote, the state would lose this.
Representatives in Congress (in proportion to the number of men denied the vote)
Between private efforts and the Freedmen's Bureau, 1500 of these were created in Southern states to educate black children.
Schools
Early Klan violence usually happened at this time.
Night
In 1873, this collapsed, making many people in northern states worry more about their own lives rather than equality.
Economy (Panic of 1873)
President Johnson required Southern states to repudiate secession and cancel these as part of Reconstruction.
War Debts
The 14th Amendment said that you could not serve in government if you had been a part of this.
Rebellion (Confederacy)
This amendment specifically gave black men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
The majority of white southerners did not openly participate in the Klan but still supported it through this.
Silence (Silent Support)
The Gilded Age began in the 1870s, marked by this in politicians in both political parties; it was unfairly blamed on black voters and politicians.
Corruption
President Johnson vetoed this bill, but Congress passed it over his veto.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
These acts disbanded the state governments that President Johnson had allowed to form as part of Presidential Reconstruction.
1867 Reconstruction Acts
He was the first black member of Congress.
Hiram Revels
The Klan used violence to silence black citizens and white Republicans because they themselves were full of this.
Fear
He agreed to remove troops from Southern states in 1877 if the southern Democrats would support his bid for presidency; they did.
Rutherford Hayes