Vocab
Define Abolish
To end
Who took office after Andrew Johnson was impeached?
Ulysses S. Grant
What laws did the south pass do diminish the 13th amendment for African Americans?
Black Codes
What does the 1st amendment provide freedoms for?
R.A.P.P.S // Religion, Assembly, Press, Protest, Speech
Which era of history is associated with the impeachment of Andrew Johnson, the 13th amendment, and the Jim Crow Laws?
Reconstruction
Define Suffrage
to vote // the right to vote
What is a scalawag?
A southerner who agreed with Radical Republican plans for Reconstruction. Seen as a traitor in the south.
What group of laws were passed in the south to diminish rights for African Americans, including the poll tax and literacy tests?
Jim Crow Laws
What is the 13th amendment?
Abolish slavery // freedom for all
List 3 things the Freedmen's Bureau provided for former slaves.
education // food // shelter // clothes // aid // built schools
Define Freedman
Former slave
Who was Hiram Rhodes Revels
The first African American elected to the senate.
What was a major political effect of the Reconstruction era?
3 new amendments were added to the Constitution.
What is the 14th amendment?
Citizenship for all people born in the US. Including African Americans // equal protection
Many former slaves were trapped in debt
What is known as the era of time in which the US worked to rebuild war torn land and the south
Reconstruction
What is a carpetbagger?
A northerner who moved south during Reconstruction seeking to make a profit.
List at least 2 ways in which southerners avoided following the new Reconstruction laws.
Jim Crow Laws // Black Codes // forming the KKK // poll tax // literacy tests
What is the 15th amendment?
all men can vote // universal male suffrage
Under which president did Reconstruction end?
Rutherford B Hayes
What is a sharecropper?
Someone who would pay rent to farm on someone else's plantation. They would pay a portion of their crops as rent.
Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?
He opposed the Radical Republican plans for Reconstruction.
Name 3 things southern states had to do to be able to rejoin the Union.
1. Abolish slavery
2. Repay war debt
3. Ratify the Reconstruction amendments
What does the 18th amendment provide for?
women can vote // universal suffrage
How was cotton production impacted during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant?
Cotton production increased // cotton production bounced back