Reconstruction to Grant Flashcards
Lincoln’s 10% Plan
replace majority rule to loyal rule
Lincoln’s 10% Plan stated that..
a state could return to the Union when.. 10% of the voting population in the state took the oath of loyalty
Wade Davis Bill
50% of voters to take oath to the “iron clad”
states had to re write their constitution and have it state that the state fights for all men’s rights equally
The Iron Clad allegiance
made the person swear that they did not take part in the rebellion
Summer & Steven
Summer : hated the Wade Davis Bill
Steven: loved the Wade Davis Bill
pocket veto
not accept or reject a law
13th Amendment
slavery was officially outlawed (Congress to enforce it)
Freedman’s Bureau
Oliver Howard
carpetbaggers
northerners who went down south to help freed slaves get accustomed to their new lives
President Johnson’s 10%+ Plan
gave pardoning to people who weren’t generals or owned more than $20,000
and made states say in their constitutions that slavery and their rebellion were unjust
Black Codes
designed to limit the daily affairs of African American (systematic racism at a start)
sharecroppers
share ur crops with the owner of the land
Invisible Empire of the South
KKK
Enforcement Act
Congress sent troops to dismantle the KKK
14th Amendment
freed slaves were now citizens
Command of the Army Act
before going to war the president had to pass it thru the commander of the army
Tenure of Office Act
the president could not remove any officials without the Senates consent
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Johnson went against the Tenure Act by firing Stanton to hire Grant
impeachment requirements
2/3 votes to impeach
tenant farming
someone rents land and 1/2 of the crops of that land goes to landlord. loans to buy seeds in the beginning of the season had an up to 60% interest
first black man to senate
Hiram Revels
15th Amendement
granted the right to vote for black men (Congreve to enforce it)
Grandfather Clause
proof of citizenship, literacy test, etc
Civil Rights Acts
a crime to deny full and equal use of public places. no discrimination.
(no way to enforce it though)
weakness of Civil Rights Acts
no way to enforce it
Treaty of Washington
saying that Britain had to pay for damages during the civil war
Act of Union
Ireland is a part of the U.K.
