Chapter 17 Reconstruction Flashcards
What was freedmens bureau
Set of rules that helped protect and aid slaves after war.
What are the carpetbaggers
Group of people who arrives in new regions to find possessions only carrying a carpet bag on their backs.
Did they readmit the southern states into the Union in 1865 and be able to explain why
Yes because many northerners moved to the south to purchase land which helped the south got back in its feet.
What were radical republicans
People who tried to end slavery
What was lincolns main vision for reconstruction
He wanted to reunite the nationals quick as possible. He created the ten percent plan that gave slaves official pardon for illegal acts supporting the rebellion
What industry was offered to the southern workers as an alternative job
Cotton industry
What was the KKK
A group of whites who terrorized and killed African Americans
Who won the election of 1868 and how
Ulysses S Grant because Johnson got impeached
What were the black codes
Set of codes that greatly limited the rights and freedom of African Americans in southern states
What did the civil rights act of 1866 limit
It allowed all citizens to be equally protected by law
What was the 13th amendment
Made slavery illegal
What was the 14th amendment
Gave African Americans civil rights
What was the 15th amendment
Gave African American men the right to vote
What was the case of Plessy vs Ferguson
A white vs African American in court to determine segregation
What were the Jim Crow laws
They enforced segregation against African Americans in public places
