Chpt 18 Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding of south and readmitting them to the union
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
The radical republican plan was harsher
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped A-A s make the transition to freedom easier
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords theater
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilt booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
Petersen s house
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
Abolishes slavery
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Giving citizenship to anyone born in the US
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Give AA men the right to vote
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served as state reps
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses s grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northern who moved to the south to take advantage of the south
What did the name scalawags mean?
Southerns who supported the north / union
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
Kkk (kool kats klan
