Vocab
What best defines reconstruction?
The Reconstruction era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877,
Who was the main president that set the country up for Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln
What were the Black Codes?
laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Banned slavery in the United States except for punishment of crimes.
This person proposed the 10% Plan.
President Lincoln
Who did Reconstruction help the most?
Black Americans and the South
Why did reconstruction end after the Civil War?
The Compromise of 1876 effectively ended the Reconstruction era. Southern Democrats' promises to protect civil and political rights of blacks were not kept,
Reconstruction
the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
This person's reconstruction plan was primarily viewed as "Presidential Reconstruction."
President Andrew Johnson
What was civil war reconstruction?
the turbulent era following the Civil War, was the effort to reintegrate Southern states from the Confederacy
What were the 3 major issues of Reconstruction?
econstruction encompassed three major initiatives: restoration of the Union, transformation of southern society, and enactment of progressive legislation favoring the rights of freed slaves.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Defined voting rights for American citizens.
Who/what was Jim Crow?
Who won the Civil War?
Was the Reconstruction successful?
Reconstruction was a success in that it restored the United States as a unified nation:
Fourteenth Amendment
gave full citizenship to all people born in the United States, giving equal protection of the laws
Which group opposed Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
Congress
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.