Chapter 18 Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding former confederate states and readmitting them to the union
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
10% plan: forgiving of the south
Radical Republicans: wanted harsher readmission process
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped African Americans make the transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords Theater, on 10th street
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 1865
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to to anyone born in the US including A-As 1866
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave African American males the right to vote.
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerns that moved to the South during reconstruction to find wealth by bringing industry to the region
What did the name scalawags mean?
Name used for 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/ KKK
What was unique about Rutherford B. Hayes’ victory in the Election of 1876?
He wins the election with more electoral votes, but less popular votes than Tilden
