recontruction Flashcards
Describe the 13th Amendment:
This amendment was written to guarantee that slavery would never exist in the Us again.
Describe the 14th Amendment: Which group was it specifically talking about when it was written?
It was specifically talking about former slaves.
Describe the 15th Amendment: Who benefits from it today?
The 15th was written to give former male slaves voting rights. Any citizen, born or naturalized can benefit from it today
After the Civil War was over, who was the group of people who wanted to punish the South?
Radical Republicans
Who was pardoned under Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan?
Former soldiers and prisoners of war who agreed to defend the US Constitution
What was Johnson’s Reconstruction plan?
States had to approve the 13th Amendment, nullify their succession, and agree not to repay those who financed the Confederacy.
Under Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan, who would not be pardoned?
Confederate Generals and Southerners owned more than $20,000 worth of land.
What was the Radical Republican’s Reconstruction plan?
The Congressional Plan: The Republicans considered the Southern states conquered territory and wanted to punish the South for the Civil War. All states pass the 14th and 15th Amendments.
many in Congress considered his Reconstruction plan too easy on which group?
The former Confederate states. Mostly because Johnson himself was a Southerner.
The Democrats would have been strong supporters of a group that used racial violence and intimidation tactics against former slaves. What is the name of the group?
Ku Klux Klan was a group that used racial violence and intimidation tactics. They were against the Freedmen’s Bureau. The KKK was made up of many free Confederate slave owners.
When was the first time African-Americans won seats in Southern State legislatures? Why were they removed from office?
In 1867, African-Americans won numerous local and state offices.
Why did the US Congress believe the Southern states were not adequately reconstructed? What did they do?
Georgia and other Southern states passed the “Black Codes” that restricted the rights of Freedmen. The US Congress sent in the military and ruled the Government through the military.
Who was Henry McNeal Turner?
He was one of the first Black Legislators in Georgia
