Chp 18 Flashcards
(22 cards)
What is Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the former confederate states & readmitting them into the union
Compare Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan with the Radical Republican plan.
Lincoln- forgiving to the south
Radical republicans- much more harsh
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Agency that helped A-A make the transition to freedom
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
Fords Theater
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What building was the location where Lincoln died?
Peterson house
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
Abolished slavery
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment?
Gave full citizenship to anyone born in the US
What was the significance of the 15th Amendment?
Gave AA men right to vote
What did 14 African Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800’s?
They were elected to state positions
Who won the Election of 1868?
Ulysses S Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to the south during reconstruction to find wealth while bringing Industry
What did the name scalawags mean?
Name used by former confederates to describe white pro Union people
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-American rights?
KKK
What was unique about Rutherford B. Hayes’ victory in the Election of 1876?
He won by electoral votes but lost the popular vote
What were the purpose of poll taxes and literacy tests in many Southern states?
To not allow AA’s to vote
What is segregation?
Separation of races
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that required AA’s to be separated from whites in almost all public places
What did the court case Plessy v Ferguson say about segregation?
That is was legal as long as separate and equal
What was an exoduster?
AA’s the left the south after the war
Who was the Tennessean that helped lead a group of exodusters to Kansas?
Benjamin “pap” singleton
