presidential reconstruction? Flashcards
Who was Lincoln’s vice president?
andrew johnson
who become president after Lincoln?
andrew johnson
what did Johnson announce in may 1865?
his own plans for reconstruction
what did andrew Johnson’s plans for reconstruction include?
- a vow to loyalty to the nation
- the abolition of slavery that southern states were required to take before they could be readmitted to the nation
why were black codes adopted by Midwestern states>
to regulate or inhibit the migration of free AAs to the midwest
what were black codes and why were they introduced?
cruel and severe black code law were adopted by southern states after the civil war to control or re-impose the old social structure
what were the laws that southern legislatures passed?
restricted the civil rights of the emancipated former slaves
who was the first state to institute laws that abolished the full civil rights of AAs?
Mississippi
what did other states do?
quickly adopted their own versions of the codes
what was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
organised to provide relief and assistance to the former slaves, including health services, educational services and abandoned land services
what is the correct name for Freedmen’s Bureau?
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
When did Congress pass the Freedmen’s Bureau?
March 3rd 1865
who was the Freedmen’s Bureau administered by?
the department of war in 1865 by Lincoln
When was the freedmen’s bureau’s powers renewed?
1866
why did Johnson clash with congress?
he used presidential veto against the Freedman’s Bureau and Civil rights act in march 1866
