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This man became President in 1865 after Lincoln's assassination. Many republicans expected him to “crack down” on the south so his lenient behavior surprised them.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
100
Model for reinstatement of southern states in which a state could reenter the union after 10 percent of the vote count from that state made a oath of allegiance.
What is the 10 percent act?
100
An amendment ratified in 1868 that defined national citizenship and forbid states to restrict basic rights of citizens.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
100
Founded in 1860s in the south and used to control newly freed slaves through violence.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
100
A presentation of formal charges against a public official.
What is Impeachment?
200
Man who was in charge of the Freedman's Bureau. Tried to base his policy decisions on religious piety. His mission was to integrate freed slaves into southern society.
Who is Oliver O. Howard?
200
Any law that limited the rights of former slaves after the civil war.
What are Black Codes?
200
Banned the use of terror force or bribery to prevent voting due to race. Some completely banned the KKK
What are the Force Acts?
200
A system of farming after slavery that divided the land among parties.
What is Sharecropping?
200
Native southerner who collaborated with occupying forces for personal gain
What is a scalawag?
300
Johnson's Secretary of state, worked on the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
Who is William Seward?
300
Any person born in the U.S. and not subject to foreign power is a citizen. No matter the circumstances.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
300
An amendment prohibiting the restriction of voting rights based on race.
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
300
the 49th state accepted into the union and the north most state in the united states which Seward worked on purchasing from the Russians.
What is Alaska?
300
Northerner who went to the south after the civil war and became interested in Republican politics.
What is a carpetbagger?
400
The only man to be Vice President of the confederate states of america. Worked as a Georgia senator during and after reconstruction.
Who is Alexander Stephens?
400
Bill proposed by two radical republicans that could be seen as a counter part of Lincoln's 10 percent plan because it was far harsher on southern states.
What is the Wade-Davis Bill?
400
Act requiring the president to secure a senate vote in their favor before removing appointed officials after they were approved.
What is the Tenure of Office Act?
400
Southern wing of Bourbon Democrats and pro-buisness wing of Democratic party.
What are Redeemers?
400
Theory that stated the South should be seen as enemy's and placed under rule.
What is conquered provinces theory?
500
A Republican idealist who pushed for African American suffrage and racial equality.
Who is Charles Sumner?
500
Stated that the south will be divided into military districts that will be commanded and patrolled by union troops. Required that any state hoping for reentry into the union must ratify the 14th amendment.
What is the Military Reconstruction Act?
500
Supreme Court case that ruled that Military Tribunals may not be used when civilian courts are still operating.
What is Ex Parte Milligan?
500
Nickname given the the 49th state admitted to the Union due to the amount of effort put into securing a seemingly worthless piece of land.
What is "Seward's Folly"?
500
The first black senator.
Who is Hiram Revels?