Study Set for Reconstruction Era

Freedmen's Bureau

Agency aiding formerly enslaved people post-Civil War.

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery in the United States.

14th Amendment

Granted citizenship and equal protection to all.

15th Amendment

Prohibited voting discrimination based on race.

Suffrage

The right to vote in elections.

Enfranchise

To grant the right to vote.

Lincoln's 10% Plan

Reconstruction strategy requiring 10% loyalty oath.

Special Field Order 15

Land redistribution plan for freedmen by Sherman.

Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

President's lenient approach to reintegrate Southern states.

Radical Republican Goals

Aimed for civil rights and harsh Reconstruction policies.

Thaddeus Stevens

Leader of the Radical Republicans in Congress.

Military Reconstruction Act of 1867

Divided South into military districts for governance.

Tenure of Office Act

Limited the president's power to remove officials.

Impeachment of Johnson

Political process to remove President Andrew Johnson.

White Resistance

Opposition by whites against Reconstruction efforts.

Black Political Response to Reconstruction

African Americans actively participated in politics post-war.

Sharecroppers

Farmers who worked land for a share of crops.

Carpetbagger

Northerner who moved South for political/economic gain.

Scalawag

Southern whites who supported Reconstruction policies.

KKK and White League

White supremacist groups opposing Reconstruction efforts.

Reasons for Reconstruction's Failure

Economic, political, and social challenges undermined progress.

Black Codes

Laws restricting freedoms of African Americans post-war.

Push for Women's Rights

Advocacy for women's suffrage and equality during Reconstruction.

Plessy v. Ferguson

Supreme Court case establishing 'separate but equal' doctrine.

MLK Lessons on Reconstruction

Civil rights insights from Martin Luther King Jr.