Important People
Amendments
Vocab
Black codes
Plans
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Who were tenant farmers?

one who resides on land owned by a landlord


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13th Amendment

bolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime


100

Wade Davis bill

50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union


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What were the black codes?

restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force


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The Ten Percent Plan

Lincoln's blueprint for Reconstruction included the Ten-Percent Plan,which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters (from the voter rolls for the election of 1860) swore an oath of allegiance to the Union. ... Lincoln wanted to end the war quickly.

200

who were sharecroppers?

a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for crop

200

14th Amendment

All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State where in they reside


200

Freedmen's Bureau

50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union


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Who did the black codes help?

the citizens

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Wartime Reconstruction

In May 1865, immediately following the assassination of President Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson and his administration created a plan for Reconstruction, which became known as Presidential Reconstruction. Here, several of the provisions of Johnson's plan are laid out.

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what were scalawags?

Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.


300

15th Amendment

prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color


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Civil Rights Act of 1866

declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens

300

Why do we need them

you need to follow the black codes in order to be a citizen

300

Presidental Reconstruction

In May 1865, immediately following the assassination of President Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson and his administration created a plan for Reconstruction, which became known as Presidential Reconstruction. Here, several of the provisions of Johnson's plan are laid out.

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who was John Wilkes booth?

the guy who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

400

16th Amendment

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

400

Graft

horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together


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what did the black codes do?

ensure availability as a cheap labor force

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Congress Reconstruction

A congressional plan for postwar recovery that imposed harsh standards on the Southern states and supported newly freed slaves (freedmen) in their pursuit of political, economic, and social opportunities.

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What were pocket veto's?

A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver that allows a president or another official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill

500

12th Amendment

The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.

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Ku Klux Klan

an American white supremacist terrorist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans