Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
To rejoin the Union, So. states had to write new these ...
state constitutions
After violating the Tenure of Office Act, he was the first U.S. President to be impeached.
Andrew Johnson
Abolished slavery in the U.S.
13th
This was the main purpose of the Black Codes
To control freedman, to limit their rights
Congress created this organization to help former slaves with food, medical care & schooling
The Freedmen's Bureau
To rejoin the Union, So. states had to elect these ...
new state governments
Whites were exempt from literacy tests and poll taxes under this ...
The Grandfather Clause
Declared that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race, color, or because the person was once a slave
15th
In order to limit rights of Freedmen, Blacks could not vote or serve on these ...
Juries
The Military Reconstruction Acts divided the South into this many districts (each governed by a federal military general)
FIVE
To rejoin the Union, So. states needed to repeal this ...
its act of secession
Plessy v. Ferguson legalized segregation as long as facilities were this ...
"separate but equal"
14th
To help planters finder workers to replace slaves, Freedmen without jobs could be ...
arrested & forced to work on farms
This group of Southerners were banned from voting during Congressional & Southern Reconstruction
Former Confederates
To rejoin the Union, So. states had to cancel its these ...
war debts
White southerners were so angered by African Americans voting & holding office they formed this hate group
KKK
Provided equal protection under the law
14th
In order to keep Freedmen at the bottom of the social order, most codes called for this (the separation of blacks & whites in public)
Segregation
This Supreme Court decision legalized segregation as long as "separate but equal" facilities were provided
Plessy v. Ferguson
the 13th Amendment
This was Lincoln's main goal for Reconstruction...
To reunite the nation as quickly & painlessly as possible.
Plessy vs. Ferguson is the first time the Supreme Court will examine the meaning of this amendment
14th (Equal Protection Under the Law)
The Black Codes will be replaced with this set of laws when Southern Democrats return to power.
Jim Crow Laws
1- Higher Taxes, 2- Corruption, 3- Freedman voting & holding office, 4- Northern interference