Presidential
Who became the president of the United States after Abraham Lincoln died?
Andrew Johnson
What were the laws that treated black Americans like slaves after the Civil War?
The Black Codes
What did the first part of the Fourteenth Amendment state?
Any person born in the United States was a US citizen.
In what ways did President Johnson oppose Congress? Give 2 examples
He was not interested in giving black Americans the right to vote. He removed some of the military men who were overseeing Reconstruction and replaced them with men who opposed Reconstruction. He removed Edwin Stanton from office in spite of a law Congress passed in 1867
What was Robert Smalls hired out by his master to do?
He worked on the docks and on ships in the coastal waters of South Carolina.
What prohibited freedmen from owning land?
They did not have much money. White lenders often refused to lend money to black borrowers.
What was the first thing Southern states would be required to do under Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?
approve the Thirteenth Amendment
How did the House of Representatives act toward Southern representatives when Congress met in December 1865?
The House refused to recognize the Southern representatives.
Why did the Fourteenth Amendment include the information concerning birth in part one?
To make sure that male black Americans were included as citizens who could vote
Why did Republicans in Congress say the president should be dismissed?
They said he had broken the law.
What did Smalls, his family, and other slaves do after they sailed the Planter through Confederate defenses?
They gave the Planter to the US Navy.
What occupation did many freedmen have because they had no way to buy land?
They worked as sharecroppers.
What did the Thirteenth Amendment do?
outlawed slavery
Who would now set the requirements for Southern states to be readmitted to the United States?
Congress
What did the second part of the 14th amendment say?
People who fought against the United States could not hold office again unless Congress pardoned them.
What does the Constitution say a president can be impeached for?
“treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors”
What promotion did Smalls eventually receive?
He was promoted to captain
Name 2 ways Republicans tried to win over the Democrats in the South?
-They allowed former Confederate leaders to vote again.
-They appointed Democrats to some government positions.
-Some stopped helping black citizens.
-In Georgia, some joined with Democrats to illegally remove black legislators from the state legislature.
What was the response of Republicans to the Black Codes?
They became angry
What were some of the things the Freedmen’s Bureau did?
oversaw civil rights trials, provided food and clothing to freed slaves and poor white Southerners, found jobs for the freedmen, and set up schools for black people
What was the third requirement of the Fourteenth Amendment?
The United States would not pay debts owed by the Confederacy. The states could not pay them either.
What happens after the impeachment of a president by the House?
A trial takes place in the Senate.
How did Smalls contribute to the government of South Carolina?
He helped write the new constitution. He served five terms in the US Congress as a representative from South Carolina.
What caused the Republican governments in the South to fall after Rutherford B. Hayes became the president?
Hayes kept his promise and removed US troops from the South.
What influenced those who supported the equality of black and white citizens?
The Bible
Why did President Johnson order an investigation of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Many Southerners accused the Bureau of corruption.
Why did Congress use the Reconstruction Act of 1867 to divide the former Confederacy into five military districts?
To give the army the responsibility of enforcing the laws in each district
What happened in the Senate even though the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Johnson?
The Senate found Johnson not guilty by one vote.
Which man did the Republicans nominate as their candidate in 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What did the Jim Crow laws do?
They segregated black people once again.