1: Presidential Reconstruction
Who became president after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
Who was the first president to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
What year was the 15th amendment passed?
1869
What was the most infamous secret society formed by southerners?
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What was the grandfather clause?
People didn't have to pay a poll tax or take a literacy test to vote if their father or grandfather could vote on January 1st, 1867
When was President Lincoln get shot?
April 14, 1865
What year was the civil rights act passed?
1866
Who won the election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
When were the Enforcement Acts passed?
1870 and 1871
What did African Americans do in response to segregation?
They left the U.S. or they moved north
What did former Confederate states need to do to rejoin the U.S.? (Hint: There were 5 things. Get 3/5 to move forward)
1. Write a new constitution
2. Elect a new state government
3. Repeal its act of secession
4. Cancel all war debts
5. Ratify the 13th Amendment
What did the Civil Rights Acts do?
It enables freed people to become citizens and have the same rights as white people
What did the 15th amendment say?
It said that no one would be denied the right to vote regardless of race
Which act was passed in 1872?
The Amnesty Act
What was segregation called by white people?
Jim Crow Laws
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
It provided food, medical care, and education to freed people
What year did congress pass the military reconstruction act?
1867
What were Northerners who moved to the south called by the Southerners?
Carpetbaggers
How much electoral college votes are needed for someone to be elected president?
185
What was the name of the man that refused to go to the "blacks only" car?
Homer Plessy
What was the purpose of the black codes? (Hint: There were 3)
1. To limit the rights of freedmen
2. To help planters find workers to replace their former slaves
3. To keep freedmen at the bottom of the social order
What acts did Congress pass in an attempt to limit President Johnson's power? (Hint: There were 2)
1. The command of the army act
2. The tenure of office act
How many African Americans were in congress?
22
Which states were in dispute over the election of 1876? (Hint: There were 3)
Who said, "Our Constitution is color blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."
John Marshall Harlan