Federal Law
banned slavery in the United States and its territories
What is the 13th Amendment
President after Lincoln's death
Who is Andrew Johnson
Laws passed in rebelling states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
What are the black codes
This plan was devised by Abraham Lincoln which he granted a full pardon to every southern citizen who would take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution in order to join the Union.
What is 10% plan
Which territory needed to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War
What is the South
grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
What is the 14th Amendment
northerners who came South to help or benefit from Reconstruction
Carpetbaggers
theatre of Lincoln's assassination
What is Ford's Theater
The group in Congress that wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction.
who are radical republicans
Offered to all white Southerners who took an oath of loyalty
What is amnesty
Stated to rejoin the Union, a state had to meet several requirements and former confederates could not vote or hold public office
What is the Wade-Davis Bill
15th Amendment did not apply to them
Who are women
In March 1865, Lincoln and Congress worked together to set up this government agency.
What is the Freedman's Bureau
Johnson's Plan did not protect the rights of freedmen because Johnson was considered a
What is a white supremacist
April 14th, 1865
What is the day Lincoln was shot
Rights the 15th Amendment grants to all male citizens
What is the right to vote
Man accused of assassinating President Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth
Name 1 problem the South faced at the end of the Civil War
What is South was in Shambles, poverty, and Readmitting the south into the Union
Why Republicans in Congress did not agree with Lincoln's plan
What is Republicans in Congress considered Lincoln’s plan far too forgiving of the South
What were 2 impacts of the Civil War?
Before the 13th Amendment was created Lincoln posted a document demanding Slavery to be abolished if the Union won the war
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
leading figure for the Radicals in Congress
Who is Thaddeus Stevens
List two rights taken away from African Americans under the Black Codes
These people could only be pardoned by appealing to the President under Johnson's plan
What is High-ranking Confederates (Generals, etc..)
Years Reconstruction Era occurred
What is 1865-1877