Reconstruction Flashcards
1
Q
Lincoln
A
- 10% plan (forgiveness)
- was going to go easy on the south
- 10% take oath - entire state allowed back in
- Lincoln dies - plan will not go into effect (south upset)
2
Q
Johnson
A
- took a little from Lincoln’s plan
- NO 10% plan (had to be a majority in the state - 51%)
- states MUST ratify the 13th Amendment
- harder on the south than Lincoln’s plan
3
Q
radical republicans
A
- group in congress
- wanted to punish the South
- military zones
- African-Americans will get full citizenship
- southern slave owners would be punished south will be punished for the war
- harshest of the plans on the south
4
Q
Johnson impeached
A
- radicals try to remove Johnson
- law passed without Johnson’s knowledge
- Johnson breaks the law (not knowing it)
- Johnson impeached (try to remove from office)
- Johnson is NOT removed
- nation is a mess - South doesn’t know what is next
5
Q
remember this…
A
the south just wants to know what will happen now that they have lost. but, with Lincoln gone, the north is in chaos. the south was saying “how did we lose to these guys?”
6
Q
which reconstruction plan saw a great deal of pardons by the president
A
johnson