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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.
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)
U.S
15th Amendment- This amendment gave all men the right to vote in the ________.
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.
Scalawags
________- White Southerners, who were often Republican.
US Constitution
13th Amendment- Amendment to the ________ that formally abolished slavery on a national scale.
Carpetbaggers
________- Northern travelers who moved South to assist the Freedmen, or to exploit economic opportunities.
Jim Crow Laws
________- laws that enforced racial discrimination and segregation throughout the Reconstruction era, specifically pertaining to voting (Literacy Test, Poll Tax, etc .)
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.
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
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
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
13th Amendment
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that formally abolished slavery on a national scale
Tenure of Office Act
Law instituted by President Andrew Johnson, forbidding the president from removing civil officers without senatorial consent
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
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)
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
Carpetbaggers
Northern travelers who moved South to assist the Freedmen, or to exploit economic opportunities
Scalawags
White Southerners, who were often Republican
15th Amendment
This amendment gave all men the right to vote in the U.S
Compromise of 1877
Hayes, a Republican, is chosen by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives as the new President after electoral vote is questioned
"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
Jim Crow Laws
laws that enforced racial discrimination and segregation throughout the Reconstruction era, specifically pertaining to voting (Literacy Test, Poll Tax, etc.)
