Chapter 18 Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
The plan to readmit the southern states
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln plan was forgiving and simple
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Help A-A’s make transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s theatre
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
James wilks 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?
Abolished Slavery
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave everyone full citizenship
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave A-A men right to vote
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served in states General assembly
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to south during reconstruction to find wealth by Bring industry to the region
What did the name scalawags mean?
scalawags were southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party, after the American Civil War.
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
The KKK
