Vocabulary Terms
This vocabulary term relates to laws in the south that were aimed at controlling Freedpeople
Black Codes
The THREE Reconstruction Plans
Lincoln's Plan
Radical Republicans Plan
Andrew Johnson's Plan
List four acts/laws that were passed that focused on Civil Rights/Protecting citizens of the US
13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
Civil Rights Act of 1866
KKK Act (1871)
Enforcement Act (1870)
The number of Black Men that held public office
approximately 2,000
Role the KKK played in ending Reconstruction
The instilled fear into Republicans and African Americans so they wouldn't participate in politics. Allowed for sympathetic Democrats to take power back.
Which vocabulary term applies to President Andrew Johnson rejecting the laws that Congress passed?
Veto
The Reconstruction Plan that allowed for Black Codes to be passed in the South
Andrew Johnson's Plan
The Three Reconstruction Amendments and the Rights they gave
13th Amendment- Slavery is illegal
14th Amendment- Grants citizenship/protects rights
15th Amendment- All men have the right to vote
The role that Carpetbaggers and Scalawags had on Reconstruction
Supported Radical Reconstruction, helped Republicans and Black men get elected
How did the Compromise of 1877 lead to the end of Reconstruction?
Rutherford B Hayes (R) won the election, and in return he promised Democrats he would remove federal troops from the south
This vocabulary term relates to political/social freedoms and equality
Civil Rights
This plan established the Freedman's Bureau
Lincoln's Plan
One of the two pieces of legislation President Grant passed in response to the violence in the south
The Enforcement Act (1870)
The KKK Act (1871)
The public service/good that was provided for the first time in the United States during Reconstruction
Public Education
Describe Three POSITIVE legacies of Reconstruction
Reconstruction Amendments
Public Schooling
Racial Progress
Set up Civil Rights Era
etc.
What was unique about the Southern Governments during Reconstruction that was new for the United States?
They were interracial, multiple races worked together
Two differences between Johnson's plan and Radical Republicans plan
The big issue that people had with the Enforcement Acts passed by President Grant
It gave the Federal (national) government too much power and control over states, was declared unconstitutional
Describe how the KKK was able to gain power in the South?
Local law enforcement either belonged to the Klan or didn't take action, witnesses weren't willing to testify, they scared people out of political participation, operated discreetly at night/wearing hoods
Describe three NEGATIVES of the Reconstruction Era
Establishment of KKK
Black Codes
Political Violence
Segregation
What is "suffrage"? Who earned it during the Reconstruction Era
The Right to Vote
Black Men
Describe the dispute between the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Congress passed CRA in response to Black Codes, gave federal government the right to get involved in state affairs, President Johnson Vetoed saying it would give government too much power, veto got overrode
What was the Freedman's Bureau? What did it provide?
An organization established to help African Americans adjust to freedom. Provided food, clothing and medical assistance. Set up schools and helped find employment.
Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia