What is 17th president of the United States during Reconstruction went against the Radical Republicans by creating a more lenient plan for punishing the south for the Civil War.
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Define Freedmen's Bureau
What is the political and social group set up to help freedmen transition into southern life, helped them read and understand their new freedoms.
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Describe the 13th Amendment
What is Banned slavery through the United States
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What two things did the Southern States need to do to be readmited into the Union?
What is must approe New State Constitutions to give African Americans the right to vote, and they must accept/ Ratify the 14th Amendment.
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What is Sharecropping?
What is A system of farming where freedmen and poor white southerners work on land owned by someone else.
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Who Were the Radical Republicans?
What is Politicians from the north who wanted to enforce strict punishments onto the south to punish the south for the Civil War.
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Define White Southern Democrat
What is Old school white souterner who were in charge of the south during Reconstruction and who wanted the power back and disliked the actions of the North.
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What was the Southern Response to the 13th Amendment?
What is White Southern Democrats set up Black Codes to limit the Freedom of the Former Slaves.
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Describe Literacy Tests
What is State governments tested the reading and writing levels of potential voters. If you could not pass, you could not vote.
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Why was sharecropping seen as a setback for African Americans?
What is Freedmen often could not compete with the unfair demands of the land owners and ended up being in debt and tied to the land until they could pay off their debt.
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What was one way the Radical Republicans suggested to punish the south for the Civil War?
What is taking away the land of the plantation owners, and giving it to the freedmen.
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Define Black Codes
What is Codes set up by the White Southern Democrats to take power away from the Freedmen that was given to them in the 13ths amendment.
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Describe the 14th Amendment
What is granted the Citizenship to all people born in the United States.
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Describe a poll tax
What is All those who wanted to vote must pay a fee before they can vote.
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Describe the Compromise of 1877
What is A deal made between southern Democrats and Radical Republicans to end reconstruction.
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What was the way President Johnson suggested to punish the south for the Civil War?
What is that he wanted the southerners to pledge their loyalty of the U.S. and renounce the Confederacy.
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Define Scalawag
What is A derogatory name given to white southerners who supported the northern radical reconstruction of the south.
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What was the Southern response to the 14th Amenment?
The South refused to accept the terms of the 14th amendment.
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Describe Grandfather Clause
What is Only people whose ancestors had the right to vote before 1966 (passing of the 14th amendment) could vote.
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Describe the Plessy vs. Ferguson Trial
What is A freedman tried to ride in a white train car but was arrested, Separate but equal is deemed legal.
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How did the Radical Republicans want the Reconstruction of the South to be enforced?
What is Military districts of soldiers would force white southerners to follow the rules.
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Define Carpetbagger
What is White Northerner who rushed to the South after the civil war to gain advantages of southern opportunities for new jobs.
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Describe the 15th Amendment
What is Guarenteed the right to vote to African American Men.
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What are Jim Crow Laws?
What is Laws placed on African American slaves who are traveling in Northern states, to enforce their slavery to their master even in the North.
500
What are impeachment and what president was impeached?
What is to be kicked out of office based on unpopularity by the government and citizens, President Johnson.