People
He was Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War. He was also fired by Andrew Johnson.
Edwin Stanton
These were Northerners that moved to South for economic opportunites after the US Civil War
Carpetbaggers
Many historians feel The Reconstruction Era was from __-__.
1865-1877
13th Amendment
Abolishes slavery
What political party was Andrew Johnson.
Democrat
He won the Presidential election of 1868
Ulysses S. Grant
Laws enacted in the South after the US Cicil War aimed at keeping life like it was before the Civil War.
Black Codes
Grant was rumored to know about this scandal where federal agents accepted bribes from individuals to avoid taxes.
The Whiskey Ring Scandal
14th Amendment
Natural citizenship is granted. No state has the right to treat some citizens as less than equals.
What did Senator Sumner (remember him) call Grant's Scandals.
"Grantisms"
He won the Presidential Election of 1876
Rutherford B. Hayes
To charge a political official or officials with misconduct or a crime.
Impeachment
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford's Theatre
15th Amendment
Suffrage (the right to vote) for all men
This law allowed former Confederates to hold political office.
Amnesty Act
These were Southerners that supported Reconstruction laws and legislation
Scalawags
To nullify or reject.
Veto
How would states rejoin the Union after the US Civil War?
Rewrite state constitutions, Elect new Governments, Take back the act of secession and agree to the 13th Amendment.
Limited the power of the president over the army
Command of the Army Act
This law required you to take a test to see if you could read before you were able to vote.
Literacy Tests
These were members of Congress that wanted to punich the South after the US Civil War
Radical Republicans
The right to vote
Suffrage
This was an organization created by Congress to help fomer slaves.
The Freedmens Bureau
Prevented the president from firing certain government officials with the permission of Congress
The Tenure of Office Act
What law did Andrew Johnson break. This caused his impeachment by Congress.
The Tenure of Office Act when he fired Andrew Johnson.