Vocab
What best defines reconstruction?
The Reconstruction era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877,
Who were 2 presidents during Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes
What were the three reconstruction plans from the readings
Lincolns plan,Wade-Davis Bill,and radical plan
How did newly freed slaves benefit from Reconstruction?
Bribery and the acquisition of money in illegal ways
Graft
Reconstruction
the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
Why was Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan important?
The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction was Lincoln's plan to reintegrate the Confederate states back into the Union,
What was Abraham Lincoln's 10 percent plan?
Lincoln's proposal offered lenient terms of pardon and amnesty to Confederates who swore allegiance to the United States.
What was civil war reconstruction?
the era following the Civil War, was the effort to rejoin Southern states from the Confederacy
Ulysses S. Grant’s main weakness during his first presidential term
Political Experience
What was the 13th Amendment?
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Slavery is abolished
What did Abraham Lincoln do during Reconstruction?
President Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction; the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.
What Reconstruction plan was the harshest?
Lincoln's assassination effect on the African Americans and former confederate supporters/leaders
hurtful
Lincoln wanted to restore the south without penalty or bloodshed
What was Sharecropping?
Farmers who had to rent land off of another farmer at unfair prices
What was the 14th Amendment?
Citizenship is granted to everyone who is a Natural-Born Citizen. All citizens are eligible for the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property...
What was Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson implemented a plan of Reconstruction that gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom and offered no role to blacks in the politics of the South.
What was Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
Who won the Civil War?
The North/The Union
Was the Reconstruction successful? Why?
Reconstruction was a success in that it restored the United States as a unified nation:
What was the 15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied... by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What region loved Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
The South
Rank the following by the easiest/lenient on the South to the hardest/most strict on the South:
1. Lincoln's Plan
2. Radical Republican's Plan
3. Johnson's Plan
3. Johnson's Plan
1. Lincoln's Plan
2. Radical Republican's Plan
Why did reconstruction happen after the war?
What was one of the failures of the reconstruction era?
The economy in the South was not rebuilt, and the rights of African Americans were not protected.