Vocab
What best defines reconstruction?
The Reconstruction era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877,
Who were 2 presidents during Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes
What were the three reconstruction plans?
Lincolns plan,Johnsons plan,and radical plan
How did newly freed slaves benefit from Reconstruction?
Who is the best teacher?
Mrs. Buck
Reconstruction
the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War
Why was Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan important?
The Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction was Lincoln's plan to reintegrate the Confederate states back into the Union,
What was Abraham Lincoln's 10 percent plan?
Lincoln's proposal offered lenient terms of pardon and amnesty to Confederates who swore allegiance to the United States.
What was civil war reconstruction?
the era following the Civil War, was the effort to rejoin Southern states from the Confederacy
What were the 3 major issues of Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the South, Bringing the South back into the Union, and giving rights to newly freed slaves.
What was the 13th Amendment?
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Slavery is abolished
What did Abraham Lincoln do during Reconstruction?
President Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction; Got assassinated
What Reconstruction plan was the harshest?
Which of the 3 plans were adopted for Reconstruction?
A mix of Johnson's Plan and the Radical Republican's plan
What was Sharecropping?
Farmers who had to rent land off of another farmer at unfair prices
What was the 14th Amendment?
Citizenship is granted to everyone who is a Natural-Born Citizen. All citizens are eligible for the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property...
What was Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson implemented a plan of Reconstruction that gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom and offered no role to blacks in the politics of the South.
What was Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
Who won the Civil War? Who was their General?
The North/The Union, Ulysses S. Grant
Was the Reconstruction successful? Why?
No, The U.S. fell into segregation and Jim Crow laws in the south after it's failure
What was the 15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied... by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What region loved Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
The South
Rank the following by the easiest/lenient on the South to the hardest/most strict on the South:
Lincoln's Plan
Radical Republican's Plan
Johnson's Plan
1. Johnson's Plan
2. Lincoln's Plan
3. Radical Republican's Plan
Why did reconstruction happen after the war?
What was one of the failures of the reconstruction era?
The economy in the South was not rebuilt, and the rights of African Americans were not protected.