This president came into office after Lincoln’s death and went against the radical republicans of the time. This led to an attempt at impeaching him which failed by one vote.
Who Andrew Johnson?
100
This group believed that the South should be punished after the civil war ended
Who are Radical Republicans?
100
This court case introduced the idea of separate but equal as legal
What is Plessey v. Ferguson?
100
These southern laws enforced segregation
What are Jim Crow Laws?
100
These northerners migrated to the south to take advantage of the reconstruction benefits
What are Carpetbaggers?
200
This former slave suggested that African-Americans accept segregation and instead focus on improving their economic situation
Who is Booker T. Washington?
200
This government program was created to help the newly freed black men by giving education, food, etc.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
200
This compromise ended reconstruction under certain stipulations
What is the compromise of 1877?
200
These acts tried to limit the actions of the KKK
What are the Enforcement Acts?
200
These southerners worked with the North to buy cheap land for northerners.
What are Scalawags?
300
This radical republican believed in harsh punishments for the South
Who is Thaddeus Stevens?
300
This white supremacist group wanted to limit black power in society in a number of ways
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
300
This economic collapse was the result of excessive greenback printing and inflation
What is the Panic of 1873?
300
This amendment provided citizenship for all (except Indians)
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
300
This was a system in which a person could receive land and farming supplies in return for paying back the lender in crops. This job was often held by African-Americans.
What is Sharecropping?
400
This Radical republican and abolitionist wanted to ensure that freedmen could vote
Who is Charles Sumner?
400
This African American journalist posted articles about lynching and encouraged blacks to protest against whites
Who is Ida B. Wells?
400
This idea by Booker T. Washington stated that African Americans should focus on improving their economic standings instead of fighting segregation
What is the Atlanta Compromise?
400
These laws created by Southern whites denied most rights to Blacks
What are the Black Codes?
400
This group wanted to return the South to pre-war conditions and take power away from blacks, carpetbaggers, etc.
What are Redeemers?
500
This secretary of state was responsible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia
Who is William Seward?
500
This man created the treaty of Washington and settled conflicts with Britain and gave the US fishing rights to the St. Lawrence river
Who is Hamilton Fish?
500
This proposition suggested that 51% of people in the southern states must pledge allegiance to the Union in order to return to the US, however Lincoln rejected it
What is the Wade-Davis Bill?
500
This system was implemented by farmers and allowed them to pay back debts in crops