Chapter 18 Study Guide Flashcards
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln’s 10 Percent was very forgiving on the South while the Radical Republican’s plan was very harsh on the South
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
An agency that helped African American’s make the transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s Theater
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
The Petersen House
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
It Abolished Slavery
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Give Full Citizenship to anyone who is born in the US
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave African American men the right to vote
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
They served as Senators and Representitives
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to the South during Reconstruction to find wealth by bringing industry to the region
What did the name scalawags mean?
Named used to describe former Confederates to describe some white Southerners that were pro-Union
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
The Ku Klux Klan
What was unique about Rutherford B. Hayes’ victory in the Election of 1876?
He had the most electoral votes but not the most popular votes
