Chapter 18 ~ The Reconstruction Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the former confederate states and remitting to the Union
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln- forgiving the south
Radical Republicans- wanted a harsher remission process
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped African Americans make the transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes 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 in 1865
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to anyone born in US including African Americans in 1866
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave African American men right to vote in 1870
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Tennessee Reconstruction- served in the states general assembly state senate and representatives
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?
Name used used by 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
