Compromise
What was significant about the Compromise of 1877
Settled the dispute of the presidential election 1876
What motivated carpetbaggers to move south?
economic opportunities and to rebuild the region
Governor Brownlow did what to the KKK?
Used state militias to enforce laws because the Klan was illegal.
What political group did Andrew Johnson Clash with the most?
Radical Republicans
what change occurred in the TN constitution of 1870?
All men were allowed to vote no matter race or property ownership.
What was a negative effect of the compromise of 1877 to African Americans?
They were taken advantage of though literacy test and poll taxes.
Why were scallywags criticized?
They were seen as traitors who collaborated with the carpetbaggers.
What did the KKK use to restrict the African American rights and opportunities?
Black codes and Jim crow laws
Who did Johnson not want to give land to after the Civil war?
African Americans.
What is a poll tax?
Money collected for you to vote in an election.
What were black codes
laws against African Americans
What did the Freedmen's bureau do for African Americans?
Provided life necessities and assisted them with getting an education. They also protected their legal rights.
Where was the KKK founded?
Tennessee
What was the end result to Johnson's impeachment
He was acquitted and allowed to stay in office.
Why did we have poll taxes?
To deter the poor from voting. Mostly African Americans.
What were the Jim Crow laws?
State and local laws that enforced racial segregation.
what was main difference between Lincoln plan and Johnson's plan for reconstruction?
Lincoln wanted quick entry, and Johnson wanted more lenient terms.
What was one thing about the law and African Americans the KKK did not want?
Them to have equal rights and protection under the law
What was the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution?
What is the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution?
Gave African Americans the right to vote.
How many electoral votes did Hayes need to win?
20 electoral votes
What was difference between 10% plan and Radical republican plan?
10% plan was lenient and wanted to get union back together. and radicals wanted guaranteed civil rights
T/F Johnson was strict with letting the south back into the Union and he partnered with the Radical republicans.
NO! FALSE he was lenient and did not agree with the radicals at all.
What was the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution?
ensured that African Americans were granted citizenship and the protection of equal rights under the law
T/F Johnson got along with Congress?
False. Johnson’s opposition to key elements of Radical Reconstruction resulted in frequent clashes with Congress, particularly the Radical Republicans.