quiz 1 Flashcards
Name the federal organization set up by Congress on March 3, 1865, to relieve the plight of ex-slaves.
Freedman’s Bureau
What was Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction called?
10% Plan
Since the Radical Republicans thought Lincoln’s plan was too lenient, what bill did they pass in 1864 to make Reconstruction more difficult for the South?
Wade-Davis Bill
What kind of veto did Lincoln give the Wade-Davis Bill?
Pocket veto
Who assassinated Lincoln on April 11th, 1865?
John Wilkes Booth
Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
The Civil Rights Act gave blacks equal protection under the law and became what amendment to the constitution?
14th amendment
Name the terrorist organization that was founded in Pulaski County Tennessee as a social club
kkk
Because Andrew Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act, he was the first president to be what?
Impeached
How many votes shy was Johnson of being convicted by the Senate?
1 vote
What amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?
13th amendment
Unionist Yankees who moved to the South were called what?
carpetbaggers
Unionists born in the South were regarded as traitors to the South’s lost cause and were called what?
Scalawags
The 15th amendment to the constitution gave black men the right to do what?
vote
Designed to preserve some form of slavery, Southern legislatures passed laws to restrict the freedom of blacks known as what?
black codes