Reconstruction Amendments
How did the 13th Amendment expand the rights of slavery
It abolished slavery forever
Define Sharecropping
allowed freed African Americans to rent land from plantation owners and farm the land to make money
What was lincoln's Plan
ten percent plan
What is the name of the of the group who opposed civil rights, attacked African Americans and terrorized republican voters?
Ku Klux Klan
What replaced Black Codes after reconstruction?
Jim Crow Laws
How did the 14th Amendment expand the rights of African Americans
It gave African Americans "equal protection under the law" and citizenship
African Americans held office, voted, and ate in restaurants without discrimination when?
Before reconstruction or during reconstruction?
during Reconstruction
What was the purpose of the ten percent plan
To bring back southern states into the Union as quickly and peacefully as possible
What leader did congress try to impeach because he was defying the power of Congress? Were they successful?
Andrew Johnson; NO but his power was limited and he did not run for another term
Who encouraged African Americans to improve their education and well-being to end discrimination?
Booker T. Washington
Define Carpetbagger
They were northerners who went south after the civil war to buy cheap land, start businesses, and they were resented by southerners.
What was proposed to replace the 10% Plan?
Wade-Davis Bill
1. Civil War
2. Widespread destruction in the South
3. Destroyed southern economy
Who took a direct approach to stand up against racial injustice through protests?
W.E.B. Dubois
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
It declared that all Americans were citizens and everyone had the same rights.
new state governments were thrown out and Southern military leaders were not allowed to hold any offices
What is "40 Acres and a Mule?"
program where government split up plantations and gave land to the freed slaves
What is one complaint that the Republicans has with Johnson's plan to reunite the nation?
Many southern representatives were former confederate leaders
Which president had no political experience but was elected to preserve the Reconstruction program?
Ulysses S. Grant
What court case ruled that segregation is allowed if "separate but equal"?
Plessey v. Ferguson
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
Removed ALL federal troops from southern states
Define Scalawag
Southern republicans who were against secession during the war
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau
It was to provide slaves with clothing, education, medical services, and food.
What was the special tax that African Americans had to pay in order to vote?
Poll tax
How did Reconstruction end?
The election of Rutherford B. Hayes