Chapter 18 Flashcards
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the South
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln’s plan was more forgiving.
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
It helped newly freed African-American.
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Ford’s Theater on 10 Street (Which we will see at 3:30 on the Tuesday of our trip)
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
The Peterson House
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
It freed Slaves
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
It gave full citizenship to anyone born in the US
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
It gave African-American MEN full voting rights.
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
Served in the GA and State Congress
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S. Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to the South to help the Economy.
What did the name scalawags mean?
A Union supporting Southerner
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
THE ANTI-AMERICAN,SEXIST,RACIST,STUPID,FRICKING,
KKK.
