Amendments
what does the thirteenth amendment state?
slavery is illegal
Which president was assassinated in 1865?
Lincoln
what does 'ratify' mean?
sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
What year was the thirteenth amendment passed?
1865
Why is this period of history called reconstruction?
because the country needed to be reconstructed after the civil war
What does the fourteenth amendment state?
Who becomes President after Lincoln?
what is the term for a newly freed slave?
freedmen
What year was the fourteenth amendment pass?
1868
which political party was for slavery?
democrats
What does the fifteenth amendment state?
All US Citizens have the right to vote
Who becomes President after Johnson?
Ulysses Grant
Define the word 'impeach'
to charge a US official with misconduct
What year did the fifteenth amendment pass?
1869
which political party did abraham lincoln belong to?
republican
Who did the fourteenth amendment newly define as US citizens?
former slaves/newly freedmen
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who were the radicals?
a group within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854. They called themselves "Radicals" because of their goal of immediate, complete, and permanent eradication of slavery in the United States.
What year was the thirteenth amendment ratified?
1865
which political party did andrew johnson belong to?
democratic
What did the fifteenth amendment seek to illiminate?
voter intimidation & bullying
What was President's Johnson's Reconstruction plan labeled as?
too lenient
define capability
ability, capacity
What year was the fifteenth amendment ratified?
1870
republican