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Name the decree that required a majority of the white males in a state to swear loyalty to the Union.
Wade-Davis Bill
Define Reconstruction.
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
What did the 13th Amendment do?
outlawed slavery in this country
How did Andrew Johnson become President?
Lincoln was assassinated & he was V.P.
What were the leading industries of the New South?
iron, tobacco, cotton, lumber, coal
Name the proposed plan that required ten percent of white males to swear loyalty to the Union.
Ten Percent Plan
Northerners who moved South were called...
carpetbaggers
What did the 14th Amendment do?
granted full citizenship to former slaves
Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theatre
What was used to violate voting rights of African Americans?
poll taxes & literacy tests
Johnson's proposed plan require each state ratify what?
13th Amendment
Southern whites who supported Republican policy were called...
scalawags
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave voting rights to all African American men
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What kind of society did Jim Crow laws enforce?
segregation
What did Lincoln hope to accomplish with his proposed plan?
He wanted to bring the South back into the Union quickly to move the country forward.
What helped freed slaves make the transition from slavery to freedom?
Freedman's Bureau
Congress passed this to prevent the president from firing government officials without Senate approval.
Tenure of Office Act
Why was President Johnson so unpopular with Congress?
They felt like he was a Southern sympathizer
This was used to keep poor people and former slaves from voting.
Poll taxes
What was Johnson's argument against the First Reconstruction Act?
farmers rented land from the land owner & paid them with a share of the crops grown
What were states required to do in 1867 if they hadn't ratified the 14th Amendment?
form new state governments
What happened when Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act?
House of Representatives voted to impeach him.
Name the southern state that immediately ratified the 14th Amendment.
Tennessee