Chapter 18, Lesson 1 Flashcards
What was Reconstruction?
The task of rebuilding the former Confederate states and readmitting them to the Union.
Define amnesty
Forgiveness for any crimes committed.
Describe Abraham Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan
His plan required voters in Southern states to swear an oath to the Union. When 10 percent of the voters had taken the oath, the state could form a new state government. The state would also be required to adopt a new constitution that banned slavery. Once a state had met these conditions, it could send representatives to Congress.
Why were the Radical Republicans considered “radical?
They thought Lincoln was being too easy on the South, and favored a more “radical’ approach. They also wanted to change everything very quickly.
Define freedmen.
An emancipated slave.
What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do? (List 3)
a. Provided food, clothing, and medical care to poor southerners
b. Set up schools, some staffed with teachers from the North.
c. Helped people get their own land to farm and or find work for fair pay.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
An actor and Confederate sympathizer who shot Lincoln in the head, and murdered him.
Who was Andrew Johnson?
The Vice President, who became President when Lincoln died.
Describe Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan.
His plan gave amnesty to most Southerners who swore loyalty to the Union. The only way high ranking Confederates could receive pardons was appealing to the president. He also opposed equal rights for African Americans.
What did the 13th amendment do?
It abolished slavery in the United States.
