The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877 Flashcards
Chapter 16
What were Radical Republicans
northern Republicans who contested Lincoln’s treatment of Confederate states and proposed harsher punishments
What was the significance of Radical Republicans
They wanted former Confederate states to be punished. DID NOT want the South back in the Union. Their policy required 50% of Southern states to swear the Ironclad Oath
Ten Percent Plan
Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan, which required only 10 percent of the 1860 voters in Confederate states to take an oath of allegiance to the Union.
What was the significance of Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan
This was significant because it showed that Lincoln wanted total equality. He did not want to punish the South too harshly and just wanted to bring them back into the Union.
What was Lincoln’s primary goal immediately following the Civil War?
He wanted restore the Union as fast as possible by quickly bringing Southern states back into the fold.
Under Radical Reconstruction, what did former Confederate states need to do in order to rejoin the Union?
They required 50% of Southern states to swear and Ironclad Oath to rejoin the Union. No Confederate soldiers and officers could vote or hold office.
When was President Lincoln assassinated and by who?
April 14th, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth
Who became president when Lincoln was assassinated?
Lincoln’s Vice President Andrew Johnson
What was Radical Reconstruction’s goal for slavery
It wanted to guarantee the rights of newly freed slaves.
Who did the South want to vote for?
Lincoln
Who was Andrew Johnson
White supremacist, stayed loyal to the Union. Deeply racist. Wanted poor Southerners to step into places of power like him. Would not protect the right of newly freed Blacks.
What were Black Codes
laws some southern states designed to maintain White Supremacy by keeping freed people impoverished and in debt
What was the significance of Black Codes
This limited economic opportunities for Blacks. There was a Civil Rights of 1866, Congress will eventually overturn Black Codes.
What was Freedmen’s Bureau?
the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, which was created in 1865 to Black peoples’ transition from slavery to freedom
What was the significance of Freedmen’s Bureau?
Provided food, clothes, money, legal services, labor contracts, created schools, and created medical care. This was NOT supported by white Southerners.
Why did the house of Representatives impeach Andrew Johnson?
Johnson fired someone from his cabinet which went against the Tenure of Office Act.
What was the Tenure of Office Act
law forbidding the president to remove civil officers without senatorial consent
Analyze the success and failure of the 13th Amendment
The good thing was that slavery was abolished, which was it’s main purpose, however this didn’t make Blacks equal to Whites.
Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the 15th Amendment
Drawbacks: did not give rights to women
Benefits: Citizens of the U.S (other than women) were allowed to vote regardless of race or their previous condition of servitude.
What is the definition of impeached?
brought to trial for wrongdoing
What was Johnson’s plan
his plans would provide opportunities for Confederate soldiers, sympathizers, and even high-ranking officers to receive pardons for their crimes against the Union
What is a super majority
when they have enough votes to ignore the president’s veto
How does the Congress feel about Johnson?
They hate Johnson and get extremely upset about the Black Codes
why did the military enforce martial law
to protect blacks, supervise elections, and protect office holders
