Chapter 18 Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the south and readmitting it into the union
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln was kinder and less harsh to the south
The radical republicans wanted to punish the south
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Helped African Americans make the transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s theatre
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
The Petersen house
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
It abolished slavery
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to anyone born in America
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave African American men the right to vote
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served in the state assembly
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners who helped rebuild the south with industry
What did the name scalawags mean?
Southerners who favored the North
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
The KKK
