Reconstruction of the South Flashcards
The South was destroyed in the aftermath of the Civil War, there was mass devastation
True
Ten percent plan
10% of the state’s population had to pledge allegiance to the Union, created by Lincoln.
Wade David Bill
Congressional bill that required white men to take the loyalty oath
Vetoed by Lincoln
Two problems that arose after Lincoln’s assassination
How to restore the south into the union and How to integrate the newly freed African Americans
Provided food, clothing, hospitals, legal protection, and education for former slaves and poor whites in the south. (1865)
Freedmen’s bureau
Lincoln’s plan was not more lenient than what congress wanted (amnesty plan and ten percent plan)
False
Johnson’s plan was lenient but excluded the wealthy and high ranking confederates from voting and public office
True
Who attempted to take control of reconstruction because they were angry at Johnson
Radical Republicans
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Forbade states from passing discriminatory laws
Vetoed by Johnson but was overridden by congress
14th Amendment
Equal protection under the law for all U.S. citizens, born or naturalized, Amendment also supported the minority vote
Johnson attempted to end the freedmen’s bureau
True
Grant was the 18th president and a Republican. He was elected in 1868, he was a former General in the Civil War, more than 500,000 southern A.A. Voted
True
15th Amendment
Stated that no one could keep people from voting due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Scalawags
White southerners who joined the Republican Party
Carpetbaggers
Northerners who moved to the south after the war
Enforcement Acts
Allowed the government to use the military and prosecute guilty KKK members
Sharecropping
Landowners would divide their land up then assign it to a head of a household, along with tools and seed
Idea was that the A.A. Would keep a small share of the money but the rest would go to the landowners
Tenant Farming
The tenants rented out a house and land but they owned the crops. They would use the profit from the crops to pay off the rental debt.
Compromise of 1877
It would put an end to the reconstruction period by removing all union troops and allow Democrats a more involved role in the government
If Rutherford B. Hayes took office and not Samuel Tilden then the Southern Democrats wanted a compromise
