History: Reconstruction Era

What was the primary requirement of Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan?

10% of a state's voters needed to take a loyalty oath to the Union.

What was a key feature of the Wade-Davis Bill?

A majority of the state's prewar voters had to swear loyalty to the Union.

What did Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan require from former Confederates?

Former Confederates had to apply personally for a pardon, except for Confederate leaders.

What was the Thirteenth Amendment's requirement for Southern states?

States had to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.

What did the Wade-Davis Bill and Johnson's plan have in common?

Both required a loyalty oath from voters in the state.

What was a significant difference between Lincoln's and the Wade-Davis Bill's plans?

Lincoln's plan required 10% of voters to take a loyalty oath, while the Wade-Davis Bill required a majority.

What did the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction Act of 1867 guarantee?

Citizenship for all born or naturalized people and equal rights.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War?

To help African Americans with education, employment, and legal assistance.

What was one condition for Southern states to rejoin the Union under Lincoln's plan?

They had to ban slavery in their state constitutions.

What was the significance of the Ten Percent Plan?

It allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union if 10% of their voters took a loyalty oath.

What did the Radical Republicans oppose regarding African American rights?

They opposed laws that denied African Americans equal rights.

What was the outcome of the Reconstruction Act of 1867 for Southern states?

It divided the South into military districts governed by federal authorities.

What did the African American Rights Act of 1866 aim to achieve?

It aimed to guarantee civil rights for African Americans.

What was a requirement of the Wade-Davis Bill regarding voting?

Only white males who had never fought against the Union could vote at a state's convention.

What did Johnson's plan offer to white Southerners?

Amnesty to all white Southerners, except Confederate leaders.

What was the effect of the Reconstruction Act on Confederate citizens?

It required guarantees of civil rights for all citizens, including African Americans.

What was the relationship between the Reconstruction plans and the Thirteenth Amendment?

All plans required states to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery.

What did the term 'Restoration' refer to in Johnson's plan?

Restoration referred to the process of restoring Southern states to the Union.

How did Lincoln's assassination impact the Reconstruction process?

It led to a more stringent approach to Reconstruction under his successors.

Reconstruction

an era of history where the federal government struggles to return the southern states to the Union, rebuild the economy, and promote the rights of former slaves.

Radical Republicans

opponents to Lincoln's reconstruction plan in Congress that favored full citizenship of African Americans, harsh punishments, and the "40 acres and mule" policy.

Black Codes

laws to limit the rights of African Americans and keep them as landless workers.

William Tecumseh Sherman's plan "Forty acres and a mule"

might restore the South's productivity and economy and provide employment and income to African Americans.

Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan

required 10% of state's voters to take a loyalty oath, a state's new constitution must have abolished slavery, and grant pardons to Confederates.

R.R Wade-Davis Bill

required a majority of the state's prewar voters to swear loyalty to the Union and required guarantees of African American equality.

Freedman's Bureau

would provide food, clothes, jobs, and education to both black and white refugees living in the South.

Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

offered pardons to all former Confederacy citizens who took oath of loyalty, but not officers or property owners.

Civil Rights Act of 1866

would have created guarantees by federal government for African American civil rights in the states.

14th Amendment

granted citizenship for all born or naturalized people and equal rights.

15th Amendment

the right to vote cannot be denied because of race.

Military Reconstruction Act of 1867

divides the south into military districts governed by a Union army general.

Tenure of Office Act

prohibited the President from removing certain officials from office without senate approval.

Impeach

to charge a government official with wrongdoing.

Black Codes Examples

African Americans forced to enter into 1 year working contract and taxed to do certain jobs.