Unit 2: Reconstruction Flashcards
When was the thirteenth amendment ratified?
December 1865
What does the 14th amendment do?
Grants citizenship to persons born in U.S. And guarantees equal protection under law.
When was the 14th amendment ratified?
July 1868
What does the 15th amendment do?
Ensures voting rights regardless of race
When was the 15th amendment ratified?
February 1870
What is the Election of 1876?
Samuel Tilden (Democrat) from New York went against Rutherford B. Hayes (republican) from Ohio
Hayes wins electoral college
Tilden wins popular vote
SC, LA, and FL in dispute which would change the outcome
After the election of 1876 what followed?
The compromise of 1877
What is the compromise of 1877?
Southern democrats agree to Hayes being president but had to return some favors to the south such as:
- Have federal troops leave
- The south gets money
- southern becomes postmaster general
What is the outcome of the compromise of 1877?
African Americans lose rights due to Jim Crow Laws
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
State and local laws in the U.S. that enforced segregation. They were passed to discriminate against African Americans. Supposed to be separate but equal.
What does the 13th amendment do?
The thirteenth amendment bans slavery.
What are some problems after the civil war?
Farms and plantations were destroyed
40% of the Souths livestock was killed
Half of the farm machinery was wrecked
Factories were destroyed
What is the ten percent plan and who’s plan is it?
The ten percent plan was made by Abraham Lincoln to pardon the confederate states of America
He wanted them to take an oath of loyalty and agree that slavery was illegal
He never got to see his plan though because he was shot at fords theatre
What is the amnesty plan and who made it?
The amnesty plan was made by president Andrew Johnson his plan was much like the 10% plan.
He wanted to pardon the CSA and have them swear allegiance to the US, but he excluded some CSA leaders. He ratified the 13th amendment and held new elections and rejoin the union.
What was the radical republicans plan?
The radical republican plan wanted to punish the south unlike the 10% plan and the amnesty plan. They wanted to prevent CSA leaders from returning to power. They wanted also made the Republican Party powerful in the south. Government to help freed African Americans achieve equality.
What is the civil rights act of 1866?
The civil rights act of 1866 were designed to override the black codes. Johnson vetoes it so congress overrides him. So the 14th amendment is ratified.
What is the freed men’s bureau
Was established in March 1866
Provided clothing, medical supplies and job training
Teached to write and read
Resolve disputes between whites and freed slaves.
US agency established to help freed slaves in their transition to freedom
What is the wade Davis bill?
Congress in charge
50% of voters take oath
New governments, no CSA leaders in office
Prohibit slavery
What are black codes
Laws passed during reconstruction to control and reduce the freedom of Ex-slaves
Controlled almost all aspects of life and prohibited African-Americans from the freedoms that have been won Restrict freedom Curfews Labor contracts Vagrants No land
Who are carpet baggers?
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to help freeman and reconstruction
Who were scalawags
Southern whites who supported carpetbaggers and Freedmen
What is the Ku Klux Klan
A white supremacist group that opposed reconstruction and rights for Freeman
What is the panic of 1873?
Banks fail due to bad loans
Economic depression
Railroads go broke
Who is Ulysses s grant?
Not a radical republican
Supported 15th amendment
May have been a good general but not a great president
