APUSH unit 6

Lincoln’s Assassination

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, just days after General Lee's surrender.

Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan

A lenient Reconstruction approach allowing Southern states to rejoin the Union after 10% of voters pledged loyalty.

Radical Republicans

A faction that advocated for harsher Reconstruction policies, focusing on rights for freedmen and punishing former Confederates.

Andrew Johnson’s Plan

A reconstruction approach requiring Southern states to ratify the 13th Amendment and renounce secession, while offering amnesty to most Southerners.

13th Amendment

Constitutional amendment passed in 1865 that abolished slavery in the United States.

14th Amendment

Constitutional amendment ratified in 1868 that guaranteed citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

15th Amendment

Constitutional amendment ratified in 1870 that granted voting rights to all male citizens regardless of race.

Freedmen’s Bureau

An agency established to provide assistance to former slaves and poor whites during Reconstruction.

Sharecropping

A system where freedmen worked land owned by whites in exchange for a portion of the crop, leading to economic dependency.

Panic of 1873

A major economic depression triggered by the collapse of a banking firm that resulted in widespread unemployment.

Redeemers

Southern Democrats who sought to regain control of Southern states and roll back Reconstruction gains.

Social Darwinism

The belief that certain races or classes are naturally superior and destined to dominate.

Compromise of 1877

An agreement that led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the South in exchange for conceding the presidential election to Rutherford B. Hayes.

Plessy v. Ferguson

A landmark Supreme Court case that upheld segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

Buffalo Bill Cody

A showman who created the Wild West Show, which romanticized the American frontier and included famous figures like Annie Oakley.

Ghost Dance

A religious movement among Native Americans that promised a return of their land and the end of white oppression.

Dawes Act (1887)

Legislation aimed at assimilating Native Americans by breaking up communal land and offering individual plots.

Labor unions

Organizations formed by workers to fight for better wages, hours, and working conditions.

Robber Barons

A term used for influential industrialists who were viewed as exploitative of workers and the economy.

Trusts

Large business combinations that dominated industries and often led to monopolistic practices.

Labor Strikes

Work stoppages initiated by labor unions to protest working conditions or wages.