Reconstruction Flashcards
The time period (1865-1877) following the Civil War when the country had to be rebuilt.
Reconstruction
A government pardon for wrongdoings.
Amnesty
Former slaves
Freedmen
Laws in the South that were meant to control freedmen.
Black codes
The process of bringing formal charges against a public official
Impeach
A person that supports extreme political or social reform
Radical
Changing something with the intent to improve it
Reform
Farmers rent land from a landowner in exchange for a percentage of the value of the crop that is farmed. System in the South that seems to replace slavery.
Sharecropping
Segregation
Enforced separation of races
The plan that required 10% of a state’s voters to swear loyalty to the U.S. It also included ratifying the 13th amendment and amnesty for most Confederates.
Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan
Why were Radical Republicans thought to be “radical?”
They were thought to be extreme in their Reconstruction plan. They wanted rights for freedmen and punishment for Confederates.
What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do?
It provided emergency relief, education, help finding work, help settling disputes, etc.
The plan that required states to ratify the 13th amendment, granted amnesty to former Confederates, and allowed Southern states to elect representatives to the U.S. House.
Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
What did the 13th amendment do?
It abolished slavery
What did the 14th amendment do?
It established that anyone born in the U.S. is a U.S. citizen and it said that all citizens are equally protected under the laws of the U.S.
What did the 15th amendment do?
It granted voting rights to more people by stating that states can’t deny people the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
Why was President Johnson impeached?
Congress accused him of violating the Tenure of Office Act when he dismissed Edwin Stanton
What were the two main goals of the Radical Republicans?
Punish former Confederates and give rights to freedmen
What did the Radical Reconstruction Act of 1867 include?
Divide South into 5 military districts with a General in charge of each one. New state constitution written. 13th and 14th amendments.
What were the years of Presidential Reconstruction?
1865-1866
What were the years of Radical Reconstruction?
1867-1877
Who was Thaddeus Stevens?
Radical Republican Representative from Pennsylvania that proposed giving Southern land to freedmen
What were the Black Codes?
Southern laws that restricted freedmen and created a situation that put them back into a situation that resembled slavery. (1865-1866)
Uncomplimentary nickname for a northern white who went to the South after the Civil War to start a business or pursue a political career
Carpetbagger
