Chapter 18 Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the former Confederate states and readmitting them to the Union
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln - forgiving on the South
Republicans - 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?
On April 14, 1865 he was shot at Ford’s Theater in DC
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
Peterson House
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
It abolished slavery in 1865
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to anyone born in the US including African Americans in 1866
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave African American men the right to vote in 1870
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served in the states general assembly, state senate, and representatives (TN)
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?
It was a name used by former Confederates to describe some white Southerners that were pro - Union
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
Ku Klux Klan
