Chapter 18 Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
The process of rebuilding the south after the civil war
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln’s was a lot nicer
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
An agency that helped African Americans enter freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords theater
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John W booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
The Franklin House
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
It made slavery illegal
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
It gave full citizenship to African Americans
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave African Americans the right to vote
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
They were in government positions
Who won the Election of 1868?
Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
People who came to the the south to try to help it move to industry
What did the name scalawags mean?
They were pro Union white southerners
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?
He won the electoral vote but not the poplar vote
What were the purpose of poll taxes and literacy tests in many Southern states?
To prevent Africans from voting
What is segregation?
Separation of the races
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that were racist
What did the court case Plessy v Ferguson say about segregation?
It was constitutional
What was an exoduster?
Africans that left the south after the war
Who was the Tennessean that helped lead a group of exodusters to Kansas?
Benjamin singleton
