PRESIDANTS ROLES Flashcards
what is the 10 % plan (1864 April)
-introduced by Abraham Lincoln
-stated that the rebel states would be admitted into the union if 10% of their electorate agreed to:
1. an oath of future allegiance to the USA
2. supported all existing acts of congress regarding slavery
what was the results of the 10% plan?
- only Louisiana met the 10% vote and was admitted into the union
- 2 radical republicans, Henry winter Davis and Benjamin wade, introduced the wave-Davis bill in June 1865 that required 50% of the electorate to take a much tougher oath for future allegiance to USA. the bill was later vetoed by Lincoln
what is the 13th Amendment (1864-5)?
introduced by Lincoln in November 1864 and approved by congress in January 1865. enough states had approved the amendment making abolishing slavery. Freeing all slaves
what is The Freedmen’s Bureau (march 1865)?
Lincoln and congress introduced the bureau as a agency set up for 1 year to help former slaves in way like: providing advice on education and employment
what is the Civil rights bill (1866)?
gives minimum rights to African Americans . President Andrew Johnson vetoed the bill but for the first time in American history congress vetoed his veto
what is the 14th Amendment (1866)?
stated that :
- people who were born in the USA or who were naturalized were US citizens and all guaranteed equality before law
-also gave federal authorities the right to intervene if states contradicted the rule
what is the military reconstruction bill (1867)?
Apart of radical reconstruction. imposed military rules on the south, beside Tennessee. the 10 remaining states were separated into 5 groups under military commander to get back into the union. southern states had to elect national conventions which would agree to the 14th amendment.
What was the Tenure of office act?
made to prevent President Andrew Johnson from removing holders of office like sectary of state Edwin M. Stanton who was a critic of Johnson
what is the 15th amendment (1869-70)?
introduced by President Ulysses S. Grant. stating that “the right to vote should not be denied on account of race, color or any previous conditions of servitudes”
what is the civil right act (1875)?
a law created to enforce African Americans having equal rights in public establishment .
What was the outcome of the civil rights act?
was unsuccessful because it had a lack of enforcement so many southern states did not listen/enforce the act
what was the Enforcement and KKK acts? (1870-71)
passed in response to the rise in violence in the south.
it became a federal criminals offence for an individual to restrict the civil and political rights of others in order to control the kkk marital law could be enforced and habeas corpse.
in 1870 congress passed 3 acts which gave president grant legal and military power to crush the kkk
