Vocab
Reconstruction (2 meanings)
in U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the Civil War and the process of rebuilding the South.
scalawag
white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the Civil War.
poll tax
A tax that was required in order to vote
Explain why the Ku Klux Klan faded away after Reconstruction, but violence against African Americans continued across the South.
The KKK faded after the Union Army left the South because they no longer needed secrecy. Violence still occurred due to surveilance.
How is the South before the Civil War different from the South after the Civil War? What remained the same?
Different- No slavery, less cotton production, more diversified economy, more African Americans rights
Same- African American racism, and agriculture is very big
amnesty
an official pardon for people
carpetbagger
Northerners who came to the Southern states after the Civil War
literacy test
A test where people had to be able to read and write at a certain level
What was the Ku Klux Klan and what were they responsible for?
An anti-African American group that forced harm on them.
What signaled the end of Reconstruction?
The Union Army leaving the South
black codes
restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
corruption
form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person
grandfather clause
A grandfather clause is an exemption that allows people to vote if their father or grandfather had previously voted
What did the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments do to help African Americans?
13- Bans slavery
14- Gains African Americans citizenship
15- Grants African Americans the right to vote
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?
He fired his Secretary of War without Congress' consent
override
to overturn
integrate
Bring together, combine, or incorporate into a whole or into a larger unit
segregation
the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others
How did Congress respond to threats on African Americans’ freedoms with black codes?
They gave the Freedman's Bureau more power and money to help African Americans
Why did Lincoln’s assassination change the plans for the South?
It put Johnson in office and that took a step back for African American rights.
impeach
to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct
sharecropping
Sharecropping was a farming system that emerged after the Civil War, when many freed slaves rented land and gave up large numbers of crops
lynching
a mob killing someone especially by hanging, for an alleged offense
What was the Freedman’s Bureau and what did they do?
They help African Americans with food, housing, education, and more.
Compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan, the Radical Republicans’ Wade-Davis Bill, and Andrew Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction.
All- Abolish slavery, pledge loyalty to the Union
Differences- 10% or 50% loyalty, and African Americans have equal right or not