Chapter 18 Flashcards
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln’s 10% Plan: forgive the south
Radical Republican: wanted a harsher readmission process
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped african americans make the transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords Theatre in Wadhington, D.C
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
The Petersen House
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to anyone born in the US including A-A’s in 1866
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave A-A men the right to vote in 1870
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served as state senates and represatives
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moves to the south during Reconstruction to find wealth by bringing industry to the region
What did the name scalawags mean?
Name used by former confedrates to describe some white southerns that were pro-Union
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?
Less popular votes but more electoral
