History Unit 8 - Reconstruction

Why was the south put into districts

So they could be monitored by union army

What was the Freedman’s Beareau

A organization that gave freedman basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, legal advice, schooling

Why was Andrew Johnson president?

Lincoln got assassination and he was the only southern senator who stayed loyal to the union

What did the south have to do to join the US?

Pledge loyalty, ratify the 13th amendment, pay their own debt, and say sorry for seceding.

Why was Johnson impeached?

Republicans though he was too lenient to the ex-confeds

What did Johnson do to the slaves?

Vetoed all laws that gave freedman more protection

What did the 13th amendment do?

Outlawed slavery

What did the 14th amendment do?

Citizenship to those born or immigrated, equal protection under the law

What did the 15th amendment do?

All adult men have the right to vote

Who was Hiram Revels?

First African-American to serve in US senate

What did the 13th and 14th amendment actually do?

Freedmen got taken advantage of making them get stuck in debt (sharecropping), freedman can’t have certain jobs and have rules

What did the 15th amendment actually do?

KKK stopped them from voting by scaring them and they were given poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clause which denied the write to vote

Why did lincoln not punish the south?

He thought it would only slow down the healing process

Who were the radical republicans?

A group of Republican representative who wanted to harshly punish the south

What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

To help African Americans adjust to life after slavery