Ch. 9.1-9.2

Question 1

freedmen

Answer 1

the men and women who had been enslaved

Question 2

reconstruction

Answer 2

rebuilding of the south after the civil war

Question 3

ten percent plan

Answer 3

plan endorsed by Lincoln that allowed a southern state to for a new government after 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the US

Question 4

amnesty

Answer 4

a gov pardon

Question 5

wade-davis bill

Answer 5

1864 plan for Reconstruction that denied the right to vote or hold office to anyone who had volunteered to fight for the Confederacy

Question 6

freedmen’s bureau

Answer 6

a gov agency founded during reconstruction to help former slaves

Question 7

thirteenth amendment

Answer 7

amendment to the US Constitution that banned slavery throughout the nation

Question 8

black codes

Answer 8

the southern laws that severely limited the rights of African Americans after the Civil War

Question 9

radical republicans

Answer 9

a member of Congress during Reconstruction who wanted to break the power of wealthy southern plantation owners and ensure that freedmen received the right to vote

Question 10

fourteenth amendment

Answer 10

an amendment that stated anyone born or naturalized in the us are citizens, states could not take away any citizens rights

Question 11

radical reconstruction

Answer 11

when the Republicans, who had control in both houses of Congress, took charge of Reconstruction

Question 12

reconstruction act

Answer 12

law that threw out the southern state governments that refused to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment

Question 13

impeach

Answer 13

to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against a public official

Question 14

fifteenth amendment

Answer 14

amendment to the US Constitution that forbids any state to deny African Americans the right to vote because of race

Question 15

where did lincoln die

Answer 15

at ford’s theater watching “our american cousin”

Question 16

who is john wilkes booth

Answer 16

a confederate sympathizer who shot lincoln in the head while lincoln was watching a play

Question 17

johnsons plan

Answer 17

allowed southern states to create new gov and to elect new representatives for congress- each state was required to abolish slavery and enforce the thirteenth amendment

Question 18

what specifically did the black codes state

Answer 18

could NOT vote, own guns, or serve on juries

COULD marry and own some kinds of property

Question 19

what did republicans believe created the black codes

Answer 19

johnson’s plan

Question 20

why did riots and violence break out in the south

Answer 20

people claimed south was trying to restore slavery, radical republicans attempt to gain control of reconstruction policy

Question 21

what were the two main goals of radical republicans

Answer 21

1. they wanted to break the power of wealthy planters who had long ruled the south
2. they wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote

Question 22

how many attempts were there for the fourteenth amendment and what were they

Answer 22

1. granted citizenship rights to african americans and guaranteed the civil rights of native americans
2. all people are born or naturalized in the us are citizens, states may not make laws that take away the citizen’s rights

Question 23

what were the military reconstruction acts of 1867

Answer 23

divided the southern states into 5 military districts, each governed by a military general

Question 24

what were military generals given broad permission to do

Answer 24

enforce reconstruction

Question 25

who was the president elected in 1868

what was his cabin full of, how was this a problem

Answer 25

ulysses s. grant
it was full of his friends, this was a problem because they could not be professional or not be good at what they were doing

Question 26

political disagreements between north and south

Answer 26

north: disagreements on how to bring south into union
disagreements about slaves
some people wanted to punish the south
south: unsure how to run gov
no laws on freemen
many confederates could not hold office

Question 27

economic disagreements between north and south

Answer 27

north: union soldiers could not get jobs
factories laid off workers
south: soldiers could not return to work
railroads destroyed
confederate money was worthless

Question 28

social disagreements between north and south

Answer 28

north: farmers and cities remained untouched
south: many cities were destroyed
large number of freedmen enter society

Question 29

what did freedmen’s bureau do

Answer 29

provide food, clothing, education, and jobs for freedmen

Question 30

describe lincoln’s ten percent plan

Answer 30

10% of state voters must pledge an oath of loyalty to the us before they could make a new gov
gov must declare an end to slavery
then they could send national members to congress to take part in national gov

Question 31

describe wade-davis bill

Answer 31

50% of voters must take an oath
anyone who fought in the civil war could not vote to send delegates to create a state constitution
confederate soldiers could not vote in any election