Vocab
What years did Reconstruction take place?
The Reconstruction era was from 1865 to 1877,
Who were 2 presidents during Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes
What were laws Southern states passed right after the Civil War to make things difficult for former Slaves?
Black Codes
Who enforced that slaves would be freed in the South?
What were former slaves called during Reconstruction?
Freedmen
What was the main purpose of Reconstruction?
To rebuild the South and bring them back in. To help African Americans start a new life.
Which President began the Reconstruction period?
Abraham Lincoln,
What was the name of the idea that former slave families would get a piece of land to call their own?
40 acres and a mule
What was the name of the organized group that used violence against African Americans?
KKK
Who won the Election of 1876?
Hayes
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
Who was Abraham Lincoln's VP?
Andrew Johnson
Which political group pushed to keep the wealthy white plantation owners from getting their land back?
What was the name of the order that confiscated southern land from the white landowners to give to the former slaves?
Field order 15
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 the South's land during Reconstruction?
Give it back to the wealthy white southerners.
What was Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
Who won the Civil War?
The North/The Union
Explain one way Reconstruction was successful?
Reconstruction was a success in that it restored the United States as a unified nation: Civil rights given to African Americans
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.
Which organization tried to help former slaves get settled?
The Freedman's Bureau
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 was reconstruction needed mostly in the South after the war?
What was one of the failures of the reconstruction era?
Very little land was given to African Americans. Jim Crow (unfair)laws were allowed to keep blacks segregated and in poverty.