Famous people
This person was the 16th President of The United States and created the Emancipation Proclamation. His work would begin reconstruction in America
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This group was responsible for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson and the attempt at harsher laws in the South.
What are Radical Republicans?
These laws would be enacted after the reconstruction era in the South causing segregation.
What are The Jim Crow laws
This was the 1st state that began reconstruction under Abraham Lincoln using the 10 percent policy
What is Louisiana?
This type of bargain was made in order to secure Rutherford B. Hayes's victory in the 1876 election.
What is a corrupt bargain?
Former general of the Union army and was elected president in 1868. His problems in office were dealing with the KKK.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This group was created after the Civil War and its main goal was to terrorize African Americans and prevent them from living normal lives
What is the Ku Klux Klan
This amendment ended slavery forever in America
What is the 13th Amendment?
This was a way for former slave owners to continue to farm the land in a very cheap way. Paying workers very little. Mostly former slaves.
What is sharecropping?
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
He was the man running against Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 election and nearly won before an under-the-table agreement was made giving Hayes the win.
Who is Samuel Tilden
This person was someone who was from the North and moved to the South in order to profit from reconstruction in the South.
What is a Carpetbagger?
This Amendment guaranteed that no male could be denied the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
What is the 15th amendment?
What is The Compromise of 1877
Who is Robert E. Lee?
This man took office after Lincoln's death. He was very lenient with the South and caused many Republicans to dislike him. Impeached
A southerner who collaborated with the North during Reconstruction. They usually thought slavery was wrong.
What is a scalawag?
This Amendment guaranteed full citizenship & rights to everyone born in the US, including former slaves.
What is the 14th amendment?
The civil rights act of 1875 would be vetoed in what year?
What is 1883?
This woman was the only female Medal of Honor recipient and started the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
He was the 1st African American senator
Who is Hiram Revels?
This group helped former slaves with getting jobs, housing, and education.
What is The Freedmen's Bureau?
These laws were passed in the South to limit the rights of African Americans.
What are the Black Codes?
This was the yeat that reconstruction ended.
What is 1877?
This was the plan that Abraham Lincoln wanted to use for Reconstruction in America.
What is the 10% plan?