Reconstruction terms Flashcards
Reconstruction
The rebuilding of the South and reuniting of the US after the Civil War (1865-1877)
Freedmen’s Bureau
Job training, 40 acres of free land, education
13th Amendment
Freed slaves
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship
15th Amendment
Free men could vote
Carpetbaggers
looking to profit on Southern misery
-factories
-railroads
Black Codes
restrict the lives of freed slaves
Sharecroppers
Landowner provides tools, land. works land
KKK
Terrorize blacks, stop them from voting, and preserve white supermacy
10% plan
A state can return to the US if 10% of voters swear loyalty to the US- very lenient
Literacy test
test to see if you could read or write
Poll tax
fee to pay to vote if you couldn’t read
Grandfather clause
exempt from poll tax if your grandfather could vote
Tenure of Office Act
the president would need special permission from the senate to fire any cabinet official who worked for president
Radical Republicans
-Punish the leaders
-Deny seats in congress and state legislatures
-Deny them the right to vote
Jim Crow Laws
1880’s meant to keep blacks and whites seperated
-birth of segregation
Segregation
keeping black and whites seperate
Impeachment process
The House of Representatives brings charges of impeachment against an official. Then they vote to see if the president is guilty or not guilty. If guilty, then the president is removed from office.
Oath of allegiance
Pledging loyalty to the US
Military Reconstruction
-divided into five militaries
Abraham Lincoln
Created the 10% plan
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson became president after Lincoln.
-Andrew violated this law by firing his cabinet officials
-Majority of white men must swear loyalty (51%) for state to re-enter
-Former Confederate officials may vote and hold office
-Must ratify 13th amendment banning slavery
Rutherford Hayes
-Democrats support Hayes
-End of Reconstruction in South
Samuel Tilden
Running against Hayes. Won popular vote but lost election
