People I
The first president to be impeached
Andrew Johnson
Corrupt leader who cheated New York City out of millions of dollars
William "Boss" Tweed
Term that means the right to vote
Suffrage
Scandal that manipulated the price of gold
Fisk-Gould Scandal
Money not backed by gold or silver
Greenbacks
President with one of the most scandal-ridden administrations in American history
Ulysses S. Grant
New York newspaper editor who ran for president in 1872
Horace Greeley
What term refers to the period from 1865 to 1877 during which the national government attempted to rebuild the South after the war?
Reconstruction
Attempted to restrict the rights of former slaves
Black codes
Southerners who wanted to oust Republican rule
Redeemers
First black person to serve in the U.S. Congress
Hiram Revels
Politician who successfully fought corruption in New York
Samual J. Tilden
Government agency designed to help former slaves and refugees following the Civil War
Freedman's Bureau
Denial of someone's right to vote
Disenfranchisement
Southerners who supported the new Republican governments
Scalawags
Became president of Washington College after the war
Robert E. Lee
Under the Reconstruction Act of 1867, who had to approve the new state constitutions in Southern states?
Congress
Northerners who moved to the South
carpetbaggers
Lincoln's proposal to re-establish civilian government in the South quickly
Ten Percent Plan
Political cartoonist who advocated reforms
Thomas Nast
What is meant by "waving the bloody shirt"?
Blaming Democrats for the Civial War
What event marked the end of Reconstruction?
The removal of federal troops from the South
Method for freed slaves to farm the land without cash
Sharecropping
Divided the South into five military districts
The Reconstruction Act of 1867