Category 1
To murder someone of political importance is to _____________________.
assassinate
At First, few people in the North knew about the new Southern _____________.
laws
What were some of the new laws Southerners placed on the freedmen?
Freedmen who had no job could be forced to work.
A freedman's family had to work for the freedman's employer.
Who tried to stop two Reconstruction bills from passing by vetoing them?
Andrew Johnson
The making of things or providing of services for the purpose of making money is called __________________.
industry
The Southern laws made freedmen ____________ to other people in society.
unequal
What did Congress do during Reconstruction?
Congress passed two laws that caused Reconstruction to change.
They said that newly elected representatives and senators that had been Confederate could not take part in Congress.
Who wrote a report on Reconstruction in the South?
Carl Schurz
The period from 1865 to 1877 that was a process of rebuilding the South and reuniting the nation was called ______________.
Reconstruction
The three main groups of Americans after the Civil War were _________________, ____________________, and _____________________.
freedmen, Southerners and Northerners
What did the report of Carl Schurz reveal?
Southerners were mistreating freedmen, Northern soldiers and Northern civilians.
Laws made freedmen work as if they were under slavery.
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
People who used to be slaves but were now free were called _______________________.
freedmen
After President Lincoln was assassinated, ____________________ became President.
Andrew Johnson
He pardoned almost all of the Confederate leaders.
Who hoped that all Americans, black and white, would enjoy a peaceful and successful country?
Abraham Lincoln
The powerful organization that was supposed to help anyone who lost his home during the civil War was called the ______________.
Freedmen's Bureau
The Civil Rights Bill said that the freedmen were free from unjust _____________ laws.
Southern
What describes Northerners during Reconstruction?
Suffered little physical damage during the war.
Hoped to help freedmen make new lives