test 2 quarter 4 Flashcards
political group that wanted to make the south pay
radical republicans
13 amendment
abolished slavery
laws that limited the freedoms of black ppl
black codes
what did civil rights act of 1866 give black ppl
same legal rights as white ppl
what group provided relief for all poor southern people
freedmans bereau
14 amendment
gave ctizenship and equal protection to all people born or naturalized in the US
15 amendment
gave black men the right to vote
black codes in the south
jim crow laws
what did the freedmans bureau work to establish
Provided relief for all poor people
Established many schools
major things things the wade davis bill requires southern states to do
states had to ban slavery
adult males had to take an oath of loyalty
both had to be done
who was put on lincolns to get support from southern states
andrew johnson
black codes
laws that limited former slaves’ freedom; they must have written proof of employment and couldnt have weapons and couldnt meet without a white man present
leader of the radical republicans
thadius stevens
what did the RR demand and what was their aim during reconstruction
1 a full and equal citizenship for black people
2 point was to destroy the souths old ruling class
what did congress do in response to johnsons veto to the civil rights act of 1866
congress voted and over ruled it and it became a law anyway
why were poor farmers angry w southern planters
rich men started the war but didnt fight in it and made poop ppl fight for them and they had to pay for the damage
what did the reconstruction acts of 1867 do? who lost their voting rights? what 2 things did southern states have to do under the acts of 1867 before coming back into the union
1 divides south into 5 military districts
by an army commander
2 members of ruling class in the south before the war
3 approve new state constitutions that gave the right to vote to all adult men including black men and ratify the 14 amendment
tenure of office act
prohibited the presidetn from fitng government officials without senates approval
edwin stanton
secretary of war that johnson fired that got him impeached
2 nominees of election of 1876
samuel tilden and rutherford hayes
what act failed to end black suffrage
15 ammendment
who reterned to power in the south after the election
democrats
6 parts of the compromise of 1877
1 hayes becomes president
2 gov would remove federal troops ffrom the south
3 gov would provide land grants for constructions of railroads
4 souhtern oficials would get federal funds for construction and improvement projects
5 democrats promised to respect black civil anf political rights
