Congressional Reconstruction
These were the member's of Lincoln's party who supported equal rights for the freedmen.
Who were the Radical Republicans?
Becoming president after Lincoln's murder, he was from the South and opposed equal rights for the Freedmen.
Who was Andrew Johnson?
This amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
This organization was committed to intimidating and even murdering blacks and whites committed to racial equality and black participation in politics in the post-war South.
What was the KKK?
This agency was created by Congress to help the freedmen transition from slavery to freedom.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act specifically to oppose the passage of ____________ in the South that restricted the freedoms of the freedmen.
What are Black Codes?
This amendment to the Constitution granted citizenship and equal treatment under the law to the formerly enslaved.
What is the 14th amendment?
During the war, Gen. Sherman issued Field Order 15, which promised this to enslaved people.
What is 40 acres and a mule?
He was the first black American elected to the U.S. Senate during Reconstruction.
Who is Hiram Revel?
One purpose of the Black Codes was to prevent freedmen from possessing _______, a right protected by the 2nd amendment.
What are arms or guns?
This amendment to the Constitution granted the right to vote to all men, regardless of race.
What is the 15th amendment?
This deal allowed Rutherford Hayes to become president in 1867 in exchange for the removal of Union troops from the South.
What was the Compromise of 1877?
This Reconstruction-era president vetoed two laws passed by Congress that granted rights to the freedmen.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Johnson used this presidential power to prevent Congress from passing laws protecting the civil rights of the freedmen.
What is the veto?
This law passed by Congress extended citizenship and equal protection under the law to the freedmen.
What was the Civil Rights Act?
This was an important goal of black politicians elected to state-level office in the South during Reconstruction.
What was to rewrite state constitutions?
In order to oppose President Johnson's Reconstruction policies, Congress voted to remove him from office, otherwise known as ____________.
What is impeachment?
Johnson favored allowing these people to run for elected office, which caused Congress to pass the Reconstruction Act.
Who are ex-Confederate leaders?
This laws passed by Congress established the military occupation of the South by Union troops and prohibited ex-Confederates from running for public office.
What was the Reconstruction Act?
This organization was started by freedmen and free blacks in the South and worked toward equal rights for the formerly enslaved.
What were the Equal Rights Leagues?