Social Studies: Reconstruction Flashcards
what was the Reconstruction
the task of rebuilding the former Confederate states and readmitting them to the Union
what did lincoln present in december 1863
his Ten Percent Plan
what was the ten percent plan
a plan that required 10 percent of southern state voters in each state to take an oath of loyalty to the union and a constitution that banned slavery in order to form their own state government be readmitted to the congress
who did lincoln not offer amnesty to
confederate leaders
which three states set up new government under the ten percent plan in 1864
Arkansas Tennessee and Louisiana
who were the radical republicans or radicals
a group of republican representives that favored a more extreme approach to reconstruction
Thaddeus Stevens
Radical leader
what was congress’s plan for reconstruction
the Wade-Davis bill
what did the Wade-Davis bill state
in order to rejoin the union
1. a majority of the states white male adults had to pledge loyalty to the union
2. only white males who swore they had not fought against the union could for delegates
3. all new state constitutions had to ban slavery
what did lincoln and congress create in march 1865
Freedmen’s bureau
what was the freedmans bureau
a bureau whose main purpose was to help African Americans adjust to life after slavery
what happened on april 14th 1865
lincoln got ka-boomed
who became president after lincoln
vice president andrew johnson
what did johnsons plan for reconstruction require
southern states oulaw sklavery before rejoining the union
what was passed by congress in january 1865
the thirteenth amendment which abolished slavery
