Chapter 18 Flashcards
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
10% plan- forgiving on south
Radical republican plan- harsher readmission process
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped A-A’s make transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s Theater
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilks 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
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gives full citizenship to anyone born in America
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
It gave A-A men the right to vote
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Serve in the state’s general assembly, state senate, and representatives
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding former confederate states and readmitting them into the union
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to south during reconstruction to find wealth by bringing industry to the region
What did the name scalawags mean?
Name used by former confederates to discribe some white southerners that were pro-union
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
KKK
