Presidential Reconstruction Flashcards
Who was Lincoln’s Vice President?
Andrew Johnson
Who was the next president after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
What party was Andrew Johnson?
Democratic Party
What did Johnson briefly continue after Lincoln’s death?
Lincoln’s policies
What did Andrew Johnson’s own plans for reconstruction in May 1865 include?
- a vow of loyalty to the Nation
* the abolition of slavery that the Southern states were required to take before they could be remitted to the Nation
Why were black codes adopted by Midwestern states?
To regulate or inhibit the migration of free African Americans to the Midwest
Why were cruel and severe black code laws adopted by southern states after civil war?
To control or re-impose the old social structure
Southern legislatures passed wars that what?
Restricted the civil rights of the emancipated former slaves
Who was the first state to institute laws that abolished the full civil rights of African Americans?
Mississippi
What did other states quickly adopt?
Their own versions of the codes
Why was the Freedmen’s Bureau organised?
To provide relief and assistance to the former slaves, including health services, educational services and abandoned land services
When did Congress pass the Freedmen’s Bureau?
March 3rd 1865
Who was the programme Freedmen’s Bureau administrated by?
The department of war in 1865 by president Lincoln
When was the Freedmen’s Bureau’s powers renewed?
1866
