Significant People/Groups
What methods did the Ku Klux Klan in order to oppress African Americans?
They used extremely violent means and scare tactics. Lynching, lighting houses on fire, invading African American houses and leaving the bodies out for show.
What major action did Radical Republican take against Andrew Johnson?
They impeached him because of his biased towards the south.
Summarize (to three major points) Lincolns plan.
-10% of the state pledged loyalty.
-Slaves had to be emancipated.
-All confederates were pardoned.
Summarize the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
13th- Emancipated slaves
14th-Granted citizenship
15th- Right to vote
Name some legalized laws that the south put in place in order to suppress black rights.
-They enforced Jim Crow Laws.
-Literacy Test.
-Poll Taxes.
-Segregation.
-Black Codes.
-Grandfather Clauses.
What was the basis of the beliefs that Radical Republicans had?
They believed that the south deserved to be severely punishment.
Who did the Radical Republicans favor?
The south and African Americans.
What was the requirement for Johnson's plan that made it necessary for a higher ranking confederates to be pardoned?
They needed to have property worth 20 thousand dollars or more.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated after which amendment?
13th amendment
Summarize the sharecropping system.
Often times former slave owner would rent a piece of land to ex slaves as well as the equipment and materials needed to work that land all of which they had to pay themselves through debts. They were under the complete command of their ex masters.
What was the main problem that Radical Republicans saw with Andrew Johnson's Presidency and what was the result with that issue?
He thought he was biased towards the south. Which caused tension between him and Radical Republicans leading to his impeachment.
Who was the leader of the Radical Republican group?
Thaddeus Stevens etc.
The reconstruction plans were needed because the civil war caused what (side effects of the Civil War)?
-Fall of the southern economy.
-Tension between the south and north.
-Increase disloyalty in the south.
-ETC.
Segregation
Why didn't southerners want African Americans to vote.
They didn't want them to have input in the way the south was governed because that gives them the opportunity to have a voice.
Who created the Freedmen's Bureau and why was it created?
The congress created the program in order to help whites in poverty and newly freed African American by providing opportunities, food and education.
Who were the two most influential people in the Radical Republican group?
Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner.
When was the Reconstruction act passed?
1867
The southern states used what laws in order to ignore the 15th amendment?
-Poll Taxes
-Literacy Test
-ETC.
State the decision the supreme court ruled in response to the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
They said that the states were allowed to create laws that required/ allowed segregation of races.
Who were carpetbaggers and what was their goal?
Carpetbaggers where Northerner that went to the south during the reconstruction period. Their goal was to profit from the Reconstruction chaos.
Who was the first black senator in the Republican group?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Summarize the four major points that the Radical Republicans planned detail.
-50% of the states population has to wear oath.
-Divided the south into 5 military districts.
-State government had to create new constitutions that guaranteed African American rights.
-States had to ratify the 14th amendment in order to put people in congress.
What is a loophole that the 13th amendment provided?
If a person were to be convicted of a crime they can be forced to work with non pay as punishment.
Name the time period that nadir of US history took place and state what it is.