What best defines reconstruction?
The Reconstruction era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877,
What were the three reconstruction plans?
Lincolns plan,Johnsons plan,and radical plan
This amendment abolished slavery
13th Amendment
Who assassinated President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
True or False
The Radical Republicans agreed with Johnson and his belief that former slaves shouldn't have the right to vote
False
Which Reconstruction plan was this a part of?
Created the Freedman's Bureau
Radical Republicans
This Amendment gave African American Men the right to vote
15th Amendment.
This person pushed for former Slaves to be granted land and money to build a home on.
True or False
Overall, Reconstruction is seen as a success
False
Name two things the Radical Republicans did with their plan
- Sign a loyalty oath
- Freedmans bureau
- 14th Amendment
- Reconstruction Act
This policy provided supplies and aid to the South, along with creating educational opportunities for former slaves.
Freedmans Bureau
This group terrorized former slaves in the South, targeting leaders of the African American Community.
KKK
Black Codes:
laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers
What was Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
This amendment made it so that every US citizen has equal protection under the law
14th Amendment
What overrides a presidential veto?
2/3rds majority vote by congress
Fourteenth Amendment
gave full citizenship to all people born in the United States, giving equal protection of the laws
Name two things that Andrew Johnson wanted during Reconstruction
- Pardon Confederate Leaders
- Include the 13th Amendment to the State Constitutions
-Allow Confederate Leaders to hold office
This act made 5 military zones in the south and made it so Confederate Leaders couldn't run for office
Reconstruction Act
What is this?
“No freedman shall be allowed to carry firearms, or any kind of weapons. No freedman shall sell or exchange any article of merchandise within the limits of Opelousas without permission in writing from his employer.”
Black Code