Vocabulary
This word means to bring charges against a government official.
impeach
This amendment abolishes and outlaws slavery.
13th Amendment
Which president was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act?
Andrew Johnson
The heaviest population densities of African American citizens can be found where in the U.S.S. during Reconstruction?
Southeast
Someone who shares the crops they farm in exchange for room and board.
Sharecropper / Tenant Farmer.
This amendment grants Citizenship and Civil Rights to Freedmen and those born/naturalized into the U.S.
14th Amendment
Which government body votes to impeach the President?
House of Reps
What "jobs" did many African Americans fulfill to make ends meet with limited access to resources and little place to go?
Sharecropping and tenant farming.
the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views
Liberty
This amendment gave all MEN the right to vote, regardless of background.
15th Amendment
Which government body hosts the impeachment trial?
Senate
This nickname was given to many African American settlers who migrated away from the South?
Exodusters.
Word defining the "right to vote," often petitioned by those who were underrepresented in American society.
Suffrage
This ACT helped to supplement the 14th Amendment with guarantees for citizenship and civil rights
By how many votes did Johnson avoid complete removal from office?
One
What was one act that former slaves may have done to establish lifelong commitments, as recognized marriage was reserved for citizens?
"Jumping the Broom"
Word that describes the protection an office holder may have after an established time in their position (something Andrew Johnson violated).
Tenure
This "Special Field Order" was issued to William T. Sherman to provide liberated slaves turned freedmen with "40 acres and a mule."
Special Field Order #15
What was the exact number (not fraction) of votes needed by the Senate to remove Johnson from office
36 (to 18)
Who was the first black man to be elected into the U.S. Senate (representing Mississippi)
Hiram Revels