Ch.18 Flashcards
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincolnshire plan was peaceful
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Helped African Americans transfer to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords Theater
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilks Boothe
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
Peterson house
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery 1865
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave them full citizenship if they were born in America
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave them sufferage
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served in the state assembly
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to the south to bring industry
What did the name scalawags mean?
What former confederates called pro Union southerners
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
Ku Klux Klan
What was unique about Rutherford B. Hayes’ victory in the Election of 1876?
He didn’t get the popular vote
