Chapter 18 Flashcards
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
10 percent is very forgiving but the radical republicans were harsher.
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the former confederate states and readmitting them to the Union
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped African Americans make the transition to freedom.
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s theater in Washington, D.C.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
Petersen houses across the street.
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson.
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
Granting rights to African Americans.
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to anyone born in the U.S., including A-A’s
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave African Americans the right to vote.
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served in the state’s general assembly, states senate and representatives.
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S Grant.
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to the south during reconstruction to find wealth by bringing industry to the region.
What did the name scalawags mean?
White southerners that were pro-Union.
What was the largest terrorist group in America that was against African-American rights?
The KKK
The Ku Klux Klan.
