Terms to Know
Local laws passed to restrict the daily lives of African Americans
Black Codes
This officially ended the Mexican-American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who won the election of 1868
Ulysses S. Grant
What political party controlled the South for the 100 years after Reconstruction
Democrats
The 13th Amendment did what?
Abolished slavery
Borrowed money to farm on others' land and paid a portion of profit back to that person
Sharecropping
This invention revolutionized the way work was done
Steam Engine
What percent of a state's population had to take an oath to the Union in order to be readmitted under Lincoln's reconstruction plan?
10%
What is one issue the Union faced after defeating the South in the Civil War
What to do with newly freed slaves, what to do with former Confederate states
State and local laws limited the power of the 14th and 15th amendments until what year?
1964
Created to assist freed slaves and poor whites in the South with things like education, legal matters, and reunification of families
Freedmen's Bureau
What is one bill that Johnson vetoed?
Define Scalawags
Southerners who supported Republican Reconstruction
What state was not included in Military Reconstruction
Tennessee
Made it illegal for the President to fire a member of the administration without Senate approval
Tenure of Office Act
Describe the American economy BEFORE the industrial revolution
Goods were hand-made and most people were farmers
What were 2 main elements of Congressional (or Military) Reconstructions
Division of the South into 5 military districts and states had to ratify the 14th Amendment
Who did Johnson give amnesty to under his reconstruction plan?
All former Confederates except for the leaders and wealthy plantation owners
What utopian community was the most successful
The Shakers
Made it illegal for a state to secede
Texas v. White
What were the results of the Dred Scott decision
Slaves were property and the Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional
What presidential candidates were associated with the Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden
What was the result of Plessy v. Ferguson
Separate but equal was constitutional
What is a pocket veto?
President holds a bill for 10 days - if nothing happens, it becomes a law; if Congress adjourns, it dies