Events
This court case established the concept of "separate but equal" as a legal doctrine.
What is Plessey v. Ferguson?
This president assumed office after Lincoln's assassination and clashed with the Radical Republicans, leading to an impeachment attempt that fell short by one vote.
Who Andrew Johnson?
These Northerners moved to the South to capitalize on the benefits of Reconstruction.
What are Carpetbaggers?
This court case introduced the idea of separate but equal as legal
What is Plessey v. Ferguson?
These southern laws enforced segregation
What are Jim Crow Laws?
This compromise brought an end to Reconstruction, subject to certain conditions.
What is the compromise of 1877?
This former slave advised African Americans to accept segregation while prioritizing the improvement of their economic standing.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
These Southerners collaborated with the North to purchase inexpensive land for Northerners.
What are Scalawags?
This Congressional plan divided the South into military districts to enforce Reconstruction policies.
What was Radical Reconstruction?
These acts tried to limit the actions of the KKK
What are the Enforcement Acts?
This economic collapse resulted from the overproduction of greenbacks and inflation.
What is the Panic of 1873?
This Radical Republican advocated for severe consequences for the South.
Who is Thaddeus Stevens?
This was a system in which a person could receive land and farming supplies in return for paying back the lender in crops. This job was often held by African-Americans.
What is Sharecropping?
This president’s plan for Reconstruction required only 10% of a state's voters to swear allegiance to the Union.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
This amendment provided citizenship for all (except Indians)
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
Booker T. Washington's idea suggested that African Americans should prioritize improving their economic status rather than focusing on combating segregation.
What is the Atlanta Compromise?
This Radical Republican and abolitionist sought to guarantee voting rights for freedmen.
Who is Charles Sumner?
This group wanted to return the South to pre-war conditions and take power away from blacks, carpetbaggers, etc.
What are Redeemers?
His "Restoration Plan" allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union if they ratified the 13th Amendment and repudiated secession.
Who was Andrew Johnson?
These laws created by Southern whites denied most rights to Blacks
What are the Black Codes?
These three amendments abolished slavery, granted citizenship, and protected voting rights for African American men.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
This Secretary of State oversaw the acquisition of Alaska from Russia.
Who is William Seward?
This system was implemented by farmers and allowed them to pay back debts in crops
What is the Crop-lien system?
This post-Civil War period aimed to reintegrate the South and rebuild after slavery's abolition.
What is Reconstruction?
This proposition suggested that 51% of people in the southern states must pledge allegiance to the Union in order to return to the US, however Lincoln rejected it
What is the Wade-Davis Bill?