Reconstruction Plans
This plan, also known as the 10% plan, was created by who?
Abe Lincoln
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States"
Which amendment is this?
13th Amendment
This program was established to help African Americans during reconstruction. What was it and how did it impact African Americans
The Freedman's bureau and it gave aid, money, jobs, health care and education to newly freed people
What are Black Codes and what was the goal?
The were laws or policies put in place to limit African Americans from voting
Impeach means....
To charge the president with a wrongdoing
Thaddeus Stevens and this group favored what approach to reconstruction?
The Radical Republicans wanted to punish the south for the Civil War
Identify 2 ways in which African Americans used their new political freedoms during reconstruction?
They were able to vote and some even become politicians
How did some white southerners react to the the Freedman's Bureau?
They felt it was giving aid to only African American's and that they did not deserve it. The white south felt as if the African Americans were taking advantage of the aid
These were Northerners going to the South during reconstruction. Who were they and how did the South respond to them?
Carpetbaggers. Many southerners felt that the Northerners were simply taking advantage of Reconstruction and attempting to get rich
What signified the END of Reconstruction?
The election of 1876 and the Compromise of 1877. Federal troops removed from Southern military districts
How would African Americans be treated under Andrew Johnsons plan for Reconstruction?
They would be freed however, they were not given certain rights like education or voting rights
Under this amendment African Americans were given the right to vote...but who was not?
the 15th amendment, but women were still not allowed
This group was formed by former Confederate soldiers. What was it, what was their goal, how did they achieve this?
The Klu Klux Klan. They wanted to limit and stop the freedoms of African Americans and this did this by violence, force, intimidation, and killing.
Define Scalawag
Pro Union Southerners who did not own slaves, were pro North, and pro Republican party
This group of people aligned with the Solid South. They promoted Jim Crow laws, Black Codes, and a surge in violence against blacks
Conflict between Andrew Johnson's plan for reconstruction and the Radical Republican plan for reconstruction led to this...
The Impeachment of Johnson...however he remained in office
Explain the 14th amendment
All people born in the United States are given equal protection under the law
What were Jim Crow Laws designed to do?
Laws passed in the South during Reconstruction to keep blacks and whites separated in all public places.
Give 3 examples of Black Codes and define them
Poll Tax: Had to pay to vote
Literacy test: Had to pass a test to vote
Grandfather clause: Your grandfather had to vote for you to vote
What are the main points of the compromise of 1877?
1. Hayes wins presidency
2. The removal of all Federal troops from the former Confederate States.
3. The appointment of at least one Southern Democrat to Hayes' cabinet.
4. Legislation and money to help industrialize the South.
Compare Abe Lincoln's plan and the Radical Republicans plan...give 1 similarity and 1 difference
Lincoln: lenient, 10% plan, pardon South, rebuild the Union, Freedmen are free forever, new governments in the South
RR: Punish south, take property and land from South and give it to slaves, give full citizenship to African Americans
Identify how African Americans and White Southerners reacted to the Reconstruction Amendments
African Americas: Happy, moved north, used their freedom to vote, participate in government
White south: Created hate groups, black codes, Jim crow laws, sharecropping
How did Plessy vs. Ferguson upheld the Jim Crow Laws?
The Supreme Court stated that facilities for blacks and whites were “separate but equal,” thus upholding the Jim Crow Laws and segregation in the US
Explain the process of Sharecropping. How did this impact the South
The Radical Republicans wanted to establish these in the South... what were they and why were they created? Do we still have these??
5 military districts in the 10 Southerner states who did not ratify the 14th Amendment. They were taken away in the Compromise of 1877