Ch17 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Pres. Lincoln offered the first plan for excepting the southern states back into the union. In December 1863, during the Civil War, the president announced what became known as the blank
10% plan
The period of rebuilding is called blank
Reconstruction
A pardoned to all of white southerners who were willing to swear loyal T to the union except Confederate leaders
Amnesty
Some Republicans considered Lincoln’s plan to forgiving they favored a more radical or extreme approach and were called blank
Radical Republicans
Blank extreme approach in work called radical Republicans
Radical
I declare that southern institutions must be broken up into relaid or all our blood and treasure have been spent in vain
Thaddeus Stephens
In July 1864 Congress passed the blank to rejoin the union a state had to meet several requirements
The wade Davis bill
Lincoln and Congress set up the blank that helped African-Americans adjust or doubt to freedom
Freedman’s bureau
The Pres. Lincoln attended a play at Ford’s theater in Washington DC blank an actor and Confederate sympathizer and entered the private box and shot Lincoln in the head
John Wilkes Booth
When Lincoln died vice Pres. blank became president
Andrew Johnson
Or laws to control freed men and women
Black codes
Congress passed the blank this egg granted full citizenship to African-Americans and gave the federal government the power to intervene in states of fair to protect their rights
Civil rights act of 1866
Republicans in Congress had enough votes to blank Or defeat, both vetoes, and the bill became law
Override
What did the 14th amendment due
it granted full citizenship to all people born in the United States
Blank passed in 1867 called for the creation of new governments in the southern states that had not ratified the 14th amendment
First reconstruction
A blank require the military commanders to register voters and prepare for state constitutional convention
Second reconstruction act
Strongly opposed to radical reconstruction president Johnson had the power as commander in chief of the army to direct the actions of the military governors for this reason congress passed a series of laws to limit the presidents power such as the blank
Tenure of office act
In august of 1867, when congress was not on session, Johnson suspended secretary of war blank without senates approval
Edwin Stanton
Outraged by Johnson’s actions the House of Representatives votes to blank the president or formally charge him with wrongdoing
Impeach
What was the 15 amendment
It prohibited the state and federal governments from denying the right to vote to any male citizen because of color or previous condition of servitude