President Johnson's Reconstruction plans did not become law because of his conflicts with __________.
_________ often paid their rent with cash from the crops they sold.
Tenant farmers
The _______ changed the constitution, giving African American men the right to vote.
The goal of _________ was to rebuild the Union quickly.
Some new ______, such as steel, developed in the South.
industries
Congress ________ President Johnson, but did not force him from office.
impeached
What agency was established to provide help to former slaves?
Term for rebuilding the South after the Civil War:
Much of the _______ was destroyed during the Civil War.
In 1876, the ________ Exhibition celebrated the 100th birthday of the United States.
Centennial
President Grant appointed his friends to government jobs, and they _______.
What is the name of the secret society that used violence to scare victims
White Southerners who controlled African American politicians
The _________ said the Bill of Rights covered African Americans as well as whites
14th Amendment
Many women were more _______ independent because they had jobs.
financially
Who was the president that was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
The ____________ wanted to punish the former Confederate states.
Radical Republicans
Law passed by Congress to end the Black Codes
The ________ put 10 Southern states under military control.
Which candidate became president without winning the popular vote?
Rutherford B. Hayes
The purpose of Black Codes was to keep African Americans? Short Answer question.
____ were Northerners who were elected officials in the South and took advantage of others.
Carpetbaggers
How did sharecroppers pay for the use of the land they farmed? Short answer question on test.