________ of 1877- Hayes, a Republican, is chosen by the Republican- controlled House of Representatives as the new President after electoral vote is questioned.
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equal protection
14th Amendment- This amendment allowed all people to be considered citizens of the U.S. and have ________ under the law (including the freed slaves)
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U.S
15th Amendment- This amendment gave all men the right to vote in the ________.
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Wade Davis Bill
________- Made by Radicals and others in Congress, this was an attempt at a Reconstruction policy before the end of the Civil War.
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Scalawags
________- White Southerners, who were often Republican.
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US Constitution
13th Amendment- Amendment to the ________ that formally abolished slavery on a national scale.
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Carpetbaggers
________- Northern travelers who moved South to assist the Freedmen, or to exploit economic opportunities.
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Jim Crow Laws
________- laws that enforced racial discrimination and segregation throughout the Reconstruction era, specifically pertaining to voting (Literacy Test, Poll Tax, etc .)
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New South
________- "Movement toward economic growth in the South post- Civil War, as industrialization became more common in cities such as Birmingham, AL, and the numerous investors (carpetbaggers) providing assistance.
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10% Plan (Lincoln’s Presidential Plan)
Offered a pardon to any Confederate who would swear allegiance to the Union and wanted 10% of voters to take a loyalty oath
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Wade-Davis Bill
Made by Radicals and others in Congress, this was an attempt at a Reconstruction policy before the end of the Civil War
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Freedman's Bureau
Protocol instated by Congress to provide newly freed slaves with more opportunities for education and labor, instituting new schools and new teacher-training programs
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13th Amendment
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that formally abolished slavery on a national scale
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Tenure of Office Act
Law instituted by President Andrew Johnson, forbidding the president from removing civil officers without senatorial consent
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
In response to Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and the election of a confederate official to state office, congress passes an act to declare African Americans citizens of the U.S. and gave the federal government power to intervene and protect citizens
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14th Amendment
This amendment allowed all people to be considered citizens of the U.S. and have equal protection under the law (including the freed slaves)
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Radical Reconstruction (Military Reconstruction)
Alternate form of Reconstruction, with much harsher sentiment toward the South in the form of 50% loyalty oath, ruling against former Confederate leaders taking office, and more desired health from former slaves
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Carpetbaggers
Northern travelers who moved South to assist the Freedmen, or to exploit economic opportunities
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Scalawags
White Southerners, who were often Republican
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15th Amendment
This amendment gave all men the right to vote in the U.S
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Compromise of 1877
Hayes, a Republican, is chosen by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives as the new President after electoral vote is questioned
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"New South"
Movement toward economic growth in the South post-Civil War, as industrialization became more common in cities such as Birmingham, AL, and the numerous investors (carpetbaggers) providing assistance
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Jim Crow Laws
laws that enforced racial discrimination and segregation throughout the Reconstruction era, specifically pertaining to voting (Literacy Test, Poll Tax, etc.)
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