Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
Was President Johnson a Democrat or a Republican?
Democrat
Which Amendment ended slavery?
13th amendment
Were they treated the same as whites?
no
Was President Johnson impeached?
yes
Was Reconstruction successful?
no
Where was Lincoln assassinated, and who took his place after the fact?
Ford's Theater, Andrew Johnson
What was the Freedman's Bureau?
An agency providing relief for freed people in the South
How did poll tax affect A.A.?
It required A.A. to pass a literacy test before voting, they also tried to deny A.A voting
When was this?
March 1867
What was a new South?
a growing industry
What did Andrew Johnson veto?
vetoed African Americans having the same rights as the whites
What did Frederick Douglas do?
Insisted that slavery is not abolished until the black man has the right to vote
What hate group attacked a harassed African Americans wanting their rights gone?
KKK
What happened after President Johnson was on trial?
There was a new law where the president couldn’t fire cabinet officials without Senate approval
Who won the election of 1876?
Tilden(democratic)
What was Lincolns 10% plan?
offered southerners amnesty, or official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion
swear an oath of loyalty to the U.S
Had to agree that slavery was illegal
When 10% of voters in state made the pledge, they could form a new government, state could be readmitted to the union
Southern states begin entering the Union
Which Amendment is this? The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Did they have to deal with any hate groups or unfair laws? If so, what are they?
Yes they did, the KKK and black codes
What was "Congressional Reconstruction"?
Divided the south into Military districts
remained in control until states rejoined the US
States Had To Recognize 14th amendment
give A. A. men right to vote
What was the compromise of 1877?
Democrats agreed to accept Hayes’s victory if ,all federal troops removed from the South,funding given to improve the South,southern Democrat to be appointed to President’s cabinet
What was the Gettysburg address about?
it honored fallen soldiers during the civil war and and redefined the American Civil War as a struggle for human equality and democratic self-governance
What was the 14th amendment about?
All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens of the U.S.
What were some of the black codes?
African Americans signed a work contract
(similar working conditions to those under slavery)
Prevented from owning guns
W/O job - could be arrested
Punishment could be to work 1 year without pay
Not allowed to rent property (except in cities)
Did the 15th amendment go into effect during Radical Reconstruction?
yes
What was the Panic of 1873?
Failure of Investment Bank