Chapter 22 - The Ordeal of Reconstruction

Congress

passed the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871 in response to murders that the Klan had committed.

Charles Sumner

Led the Republican radicals in the Senate to black freedom and racial equality

Ku Klux Klan

Was known as the "Invisible Empire of the South

Thaddeus Stevens

Led the radicals in the House of Representatives

Freedmen

turned the Union League into a network of political clubs that educated members and campaigned for republican candidates.

Secretary of State William Seward

Signed a treaty with Russia in 1867 that gave Alaska to the U.S. for $ 7.2 million

Reconstruction Act

Congress passed the on March 2, 1867.

Republican Party

wanted to protect the freed slaves and promote the fortunes of the during Reconstruction.

15th Amendment

Was passed in Congress: it granted black men the right to vote

Congress

passed the Tenure of Office Act in 1867.

Congress

passed the Civil Rights Bill in March 1866 as a response which gave blacks the privilege of American citizenship and struck at the Black Codes.

President Johnson

Went on a tour of giving speeches, denouncing the radical Republicans in Congress

Reconstruction Act

Passed on March 2, 1867 and divided the South into 5 military districts

Republican Party

Wanted to protect the freed slaves and promote the fortunes of the Republican Party during Reconstruction with these principles removing the party from the South for almost 100 years

Civil Rights Bill in March of 1866

Gave blacks the privilege of American citizenship and struck at the Black Codes