Reconstruction Plans
What was Lincoln's plan called, and why was it rejected?
Ten percent plan, too lenient (granted full pardons, not too encompassing)
Who was Lincoln's vice president and replacement?
Andrew Johnson
This organization aided newly freed slaves with resources
Freedmen's Bureau
What was sharecropping?
Process of freed slaves/poor whites borrowing landowners fields for farming in exchange for a share of the crops
What were some scandals surrounding Grant?
Bribery, government tax cheating, manipulating gold market
What was the name of this stricter plan, and what did it's rules include?
Wade-Davis Agreement, 50% take Ironclad Oath
What was in Andrew Johnson's passed plan?
Amnesty, allowing Southern gov, representation, return of property, following 13th ammendment
What was 40 Acres and a Mule?
The proposition of giving confiscated Confederate land to freed slaves
What were the effects of sharecropping on freed slaves?
- some independence
- stayed in debt
What were some Grant achievements?
Confederates readmission to Union, protection of freed slaves (15th amendment)
What was the Ironclad Oath?
People in ex-Confederate states had to pledge they never supported the Confederacy
What was the 13th ammendment?
No slavery except as punishment for a crime
What was Andrew Johnsons reaction to 40 acres and a mule
He overturned it
What were methods used to prevent freed slaves from voting?
- poll taxes
- literacy tests
- public voting
What was Lincolns response to the Wade-Davis agreement?
He vetoed it
What did the Military Reconstruction Acts do?
Separate ex-Confederate states into districts under martial law (until earning way back into Union)
What was Andrew Johnson accused of violating (when getting impeached)
The Tenure of Office Act
Why were freedmen afraid to vote?
They could be punished by white supremacy groups for voting the "wrong" way
Who killed Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was Johnson's response to Military Reconstruction Acts, and how was he combated?
He tried to veto, but couldn't due to a Super Majority