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.
Lincolns 10% plan- 10% of state voters pledged loyalty to the union
Radical republican- wanted a harsher readmission
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped African Americans make the transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords Theater in Washington D.C.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
Petersen House across the Street
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Jackson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
Abolished Slavery in 1865
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full Citizenship to anyone born the US, including A-A’s in 1866
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Cave AA men the right to vote in 1870
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
That served in the States general assembly, state senate and rep.
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
N. that moved to the S. During reconstruction to find wealth by bringing industry to the region
What did the name scalawags mean?
Named used by former confederate to describe some white southerners that were pro-union
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
The kkk
