Plans
What is TEN PERCENT PLAN?
became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Who is ANDREW JOHNSON?
general term for laws passed by Southern states to restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans after the Civil War
What are BLACK CODES?
in relation to other Confederate states, order in which Tennessee rejoined the United States
What is FIRST?
Amendment that officially bans slavery in the United States
What is the 13TH AMENDMENT?
created in order to help newly freed African Americans with things such as health care, find jobs, and get an education
What is the FREEDMEN'S BUREAU?
Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction; were seen as trying to profit off the destruction in the South
Who are CARPETBAGGERS?
to try and prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote, Southern states often required people to pay in order to vote
What is a POLL TAX?
as part of rejoining the Union after the Civil War, Tennessee (and other Southern states) had to create a new one of these
What is a STATE CONSTITUTION?
Amendment that states the right to vote shall not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
plan designed to punish Southern states for their actions during the Civil War, required states to ratify the 14th Amendment before rejoining the U.S.
What is the RADICAL REPUBLICAN PLAN?
often former slaves, they rented the land from farm owners, but also had to rent the tools and supplies needed to farm; only received about 1/2 of the harvest
term for keep schools separated, after the Civil War there were schools for White children and there were schools for Black children
What is SEGREGATED?
formed in Pulaski, Tennessee, this terrorist group used violence and intimidation against African Americans after the Civil War
the three Amendments passed during Reconstruction are also known collectively as this
What are the CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS?
this happened to Andrew Johnson after he used his veto power to try an stop some of the Republican plans after the Civil War
What is IMPEACHED?
seen as traitors, these Southerners welcomed Northerners and their policies after the Civil War
Who are SCALAWAGS?
another way to prohibit African Americans from using their right to vote after the Civil War was making people prove they could read (white people were exempt)
What is a LITERACY TEST?
Republican governor of Tennessee after the Civil War; used the state militia to enforce laws that helped and protect African Americans
Who is WILLIAM G. BROWNLOW?
Amendment that defines citizenship as anyone born in the United States
a plan that forgave most Southerners who took an oath of allegiance and required states to ratify the 13th Amendment before rejoining the U.S.
What is JOHNSON'S PLAN?
Abraham Lincoln's killer
Who is JOHN WILKES BOOTH?
to take away rights, especially the right to vote
What is DISENFRANCHISE?
historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Nashville established under the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction
What is FISK UNIVERSITY?
under the 14th Amendment, people living in the United States also have ________________ ______________ under the laws
What is EQUAL PROTECTION?