Chapter 10 Section 1 Flashcards
After the Civil War the president and Congress grappled with the difficult task of what?
Reconstruction
Lincoln wanted a what kind of policy that would reconcile Southerners
Moderate
Did Lincoln want to punish the Southerners for treason?
No
Lincoln offered a general what to all Southerners who took oath of loyalty to the US and accpeted the unions proclamation concerning slavery.
Amnesty
Who strongly opposed Lincoln’s plan?
Radical Republicans
Radical Republicans wanted to prevent the leaders of what group from returning to power?
Confederacy
Radical Republicans wanted the federal government to help African Americans achieve political equality by guaranteeing their right to what in the South?
Vote
Which group thought Lincoln was too lenient?
The Moderates
Which group thought Lincoln wasn’t going far enough?
The Radicals
The Moderates and Radicals combined to form what plan?
Wade-Davis Plan
Congress passed the Wade-Davis Plan but LIncoln did what to it?
Pocket Veto-ed it
As Sherman marched through Georgia thousand of African Americans known as ???
Freedmans
The refugee crises prompted Congress to establish the what?
Bureau of Refugees
Bureau of Refugees,Freedman, and Abandoned Lands are better known as
Freedman’s Bureau
Who was Lincoln’s vice president?
Andrew Johnson