reconstruction Flashcards
freedman def.
african americans who were free
carpetbagger def.
northerners who moved south during reconstruction after the civil war
black codes def.
laws passed by southerners so freedman could not own their own land
radical republicans def.
a group of republican congress man who wanted to provide rights to african americans
impeavh def.
to vote someone out of the court of law
who was impeached and why
president johnson, he tried to remove edwin stanton from office
kkk def.
a group of southerners from tennessee who opposed civil rights for african americans
jim crow laws def.
laws in southern states that enforced racial segregation
poll tax def.
a tax black people had to vote in order to vote
literacy test def.
a test black people had to take before they could vote
grandfather clause def.
could not vote unless your grandfather voted
what was plessy vs. ferguson
plessy refused to move from his seat, went to court, lost, plessys 14th amendment was violated
13th amendment
abolishes slavery forever
14th amendment
makes african americans offical citizens
15th amendment
african american suffrage- right to vote-men only
what did the freedmans bureau provide
education
share cropping def.
a system where the landlord allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of crop
why was the election of 1876 important
It seperated north and south into groups of democrat and republican (democrat-tilden-south) (republicans-hayes-north)
results of reconstruction
three amendmants were passed, all men could vote, slavery was abolished
reconstruction successes
usa became a unified nation, mo slavery, suffrage
reconstruction failures
discrimmination against blacks, right to vote as prevented by whites
did the freedman really gain freedom awith reconstruction
no
