Pres and Radical Recon Flashcards
According to the Fifteenth Amendment, states cannot deny the right to vote to a person based on what?
Race or having been enslaved.
What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
To end slavery.
Which political party opposed the 13th amendment?
Democrats
Was Johnson impeached, and if so, was he removed from office?
Yes, but they didn’t have enough votes to actually remove him from office.
Which were the reasons given for wanting to remove Johnson from office?
He was abusing his powers. He vetoed twenty different Reconstruction bills. He fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, which was against the Tenure in Office Act.
What were the Black Codes?
Black Codes were created after the end of the Civil War to limit the freedoms granted to former enslaved persons.
What were some results of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
Former enslaved persons were given the right to vote.
Martial law was declared in the South.
Johnson’s position on reconstruction is often called unsupportive. Why?
He vetoed twenty reconstruction bills.
How was Johnson’s plan similar to the Wade-Davis Bill?
It called for states to repudiate their war debts. It prohibited slavery.
It disenfranchised military officers.
What did Lincoln’s 10% plan require?
Abolition of slavery in all states. 10% of the voters from the 1860 election in each state to swear loyalty to the Union.
What did the Wade-Davis Bill require?
abolition of slavery in all states
50% of a state’s population to swear loyalty to the Union
Which law established martial law in the South after the Civil War?
The Reconstruction Act of 1867
Which statement best describes President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?
Johnson’s plan was similar to Lincoln’s plan, but stricter.
What happened as a result of the tension between President Johnson and the Radical Republicans?
He was impeached.
How many military districts was the South divided into during Reconstruction?
Five
