Important people/groups
Who became president after president Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
What deal allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to attain office?
The Compromise of 1877
What bill being passed caused the rise of radical republicans?
The Black Codes
What year did the civil war end?
1865
What play was Lincoln watching when he was assassinated?
Our American Cousin
What group believed in the abolishment of slavery?
What act divided the south into 5 military districts and dissolved their state governments?
Reconstruction Acts of 1867
Why was Abraham Lincoln forcefully removed from office?
He was assassinated.
What year was Andrew Johnson impeached?
1868
What hate organization group was formed during the reconstruction?
The KKK
What group of people founded the KKK?
Radical Southern Democrats
What plan did Lincoln propose before his assassination?
The Ten-Percent Plan
What group did the Southern Democrats often rely on to secure elections?
The KKK
What year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
1865
What Constitutional Amendment abolished slavery?
The 13th Amendment.
Who ran against Grant in the 1868 Presidential Election?
Horatio Seymour
What act determined that everyone born in the united states was a citizen(except native Americans)?
Civil Rights Act of 1866
A series of state laws designed to maintain the status quo of the south.
The Black Codes
What year was the 15th Amendment ratified?
1870
What did Lincolns assassin drink at the bar before heading out to assassinate him?
Brandy
Who Was The First African American Congressman?
Hiram Revels
What U.S. Law removed penalties against over 150,000 Confederate troops?
Amnesty Act of 1872
What Supreme Court case made it so women did not have the right to vote?
Minor Vs. Happersett
What year was the 10 percent plan proposed?
1863
When was the first African Diamond Mine discovered?
1867