Radical Reconstruction (Video notes)

Vocabulary flashcards on the goals of Radical Republicans, the Reconstruction process, and why Reconstruction ended around 1877.

Radical Republicans

A faction seeking aggressive Reconstruction after the Civil War, aiming to reshape Southern state governments and readmit the former Confederate states while implementing new laws for rights and governance.

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War when the United States tried to readmit Southern states and rebuild Southern society.

Former Confederacy

Southern states and leaders who seceded from the Union and fought the Civil War, targeted for restructuring during Reconstruction.

Readmission to the Union

The process by which Southern states were brought back into the United States under federal oversight during Reconstruction.

Policies and laws of Radical Reconstruction

The set of measures Radicals attempted to implement to restructure Southern governments and secure rights for the freedpeople.

Federal troops in the South

U.S. military forces stationed in Southern states during Reconstruction to enforce federal laws and protect rights; their withdrawal in 1877 marked the end of Reconstruction.

1877

The year that marks the end of Reconstruction with the withdrawal of federal troops from the South.

Abandonment of Radical goals

The retreat from the Radical Republican agenda as Reconstruction ended and federal enforcement declined after 1877.

Consequences of troop withdrawal

Outcomes of ending federal enforcement in the South, including the rollback of Reconstruction policies.