Reconstruction Plan
Which president created the 10 Percent Plan that allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union once 10% of voters swore loyalty?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This Radical Republican leader from Pennsylvania pushed for equal rights for freed slaves.
Who is Thaddeus Stevens
This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment
These laws were created in Southern states to restrict the freedom of African Americans.
What are Black Codes
The Reconstruction Era lasted
What is 1865 - 1877
This Reconstruction plan required 50% of voters to swear loyalty before Southern states could rejoin the Union.
What is the Wade-Davis Bill
This senator from Massachusetts was another major Radical Republican voice during Reconstruction
Who is Charles Sumner
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment
This system forced many freedmen to farm land and give a portion of crops to landowners.
What is sharecropping
The main goal of Reconstruction was to rebuild the South and address the rights of these people.
Who are freedmen
This president continued a lenient Reconstruction plan toward the South after Lincoln was assassinated.
Who is Andrew Johnson
This president was impeached by Congress after violating the Tenure of Office Act.
Who is Andrew Johnson
This government agency helped formerly enslaved people find jobs, education, and legal support.
What is the Freedmen’s Bureau
This secret organization used violence to intimidate African Americans and Republicans.
What is the Ku Klux Klan
This act divided the South into five military districts to enforce Reconstruction laws.
What is the Reconstruction Act of 1867
This group of Republicans believed the South should be punished and freed slaves should receive stronger protections.
Who are the Radical Republicans
This Union general later became president and supported Reconstruction policies in the South.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
This amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment
This term described Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.
What are carpetbaggers
This compromise ended Reconstruction and removed federal troops from the South.
What is the Compromise of 1877
This Reconstruction plan placed the South under military control and required states to ratify the 14th Amendment before rejoining the Union.
What is Congressional Reconstruction
This president believed in a quick reunification of the country and a moderate Reconstruction plan
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans were not citizens before the Civil War.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
This term described Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and cooperated with Republicans.
What are scalawags
This long-term result of Reconstruction saw many African American rights restricted again in the South.
What are Jim Crow laws