Chapter 18 Flashcards
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln’s plan was very forgiving and RR’s plan wanted a harsher readmission
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
An agency that helped AA’s make the trasition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s Theater
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
Petersen House
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery in 1865
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to anyone born in the US, including AA’s in 1866
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave AA men the right to vote in 1870
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
They served in the state’s general assembly, state senate, and Representatives. (TN Reconstruction)
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?
Former Confederates used this to describe some white Southerners that were pro-Union.
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
KKK
What was unique about Rutherford B. Hayes’ victory in the Election of 1876?
He wins with more electoral votes, but less popular votes than Tilden
