Reconstruction Plans
This plan, proposed by Abraham Lincoln, required a percentage of voters in a Southern state to take an oath of loyalty for that state to rejoin the Union.
In his second inaugural address, Lincoln emphasized this idea as crucial to healing the nation.
What is reconciliation?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, by this actor.
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
This amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This landmark legislation, passed over President Johnson’s veto, granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born in the U.S.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
This was the name of the harsh plan, proposed by Radical Republicans, that required a majority of a state's white male citizens to take an oath of loyalty before rejoining the Union.
What is the Wade-Davis Bill
Lincoln spoke about this goal in his second inaugural address, referring to "a just and lasting peace."
What is national unity?
The assassination of President Lincoln took place at this Washington, D.C., theater.
What is Ford's Theatre?
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution forbids slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a ________.
What is a crime?
The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was a precursor to the ratification of this amendment, which further solidified civil rights protections.
14th Amendment
This Reconstruction plan was characterized by leniency, offering pardons to Southern whites and allowing states to re-enter the Union with minimal conditions.
What is Andrew Johnson's Plan or the Presidential Reconstruction Plan
In his second inaugural address, Lincoln mentioned the importance of both the North and South coming together, stating that neither side should be blamed for the war. This concept was called
What is shared responsibility
True or False: Secretary of State William Seward was to be killed as part of the same conspiracy that led to Lincoln’s assassination.
True
This amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including former slaves.
What is the 14th Amendment?
These laws, passed by Southern states after the Civil War, were designed to limit the rights of newly freed African Americans.
What are Black Codes?
This radical Republican leader, who was one of the main advocates for harsh Reconstruction policies, believed that the Southern states should be punished for their rebellion.
Thaddeus Stevens
The phrase, "with malice toward none, with charity for all" found in Lincoln's second inaugural address, called for what?
What is a generous and forgiving attitude toward the South
This person was vice president when Lincoln was assassinated and became president afterward.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
The 14th Amendment was passed in response to Southern states enacting these laws, which discriminated against African Americans.
What are Black Codes?
Andrew Johnson was impeached for violating this law, which limited the president's power to remove cabinet members without Senate approval.
What is the Tenure of Office Act?
This Reconstruction Plan put the military in charge of Southern States.
What is the Congressional Reconstruction Plan or Radical Reconstruction
In Lincoln's second inaugural address, he acknowledged the ongoing consequences of this institution, noting it as a source of the war.
What is slavery?
Lincoln's assassination was part of a larger plot to kill other key figures in the government, including Vice President Andrew Johnson and this man who was supposed to attend the play with Lincoln and his wife.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This person was a major advocate for the passage of the 13th Amendment and was the president at the time.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The impeachment of Andrew Johnson was largely driven by his conflict with this group of politicians who wanted stricter Reconstruction policies.
Who are the Radical Republicans?