APUSH - Reconstruction

Radical Republicans

A southern group who believed the opposition of slavery

Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction

Wanted to welcome south back "with malice towards none"

The 10% plan

10% of states votes must pledge loyalty to u.s and support emancipation.

did anyone know what lincoln wanted to do about blacks voting.

No.

What did they want lincoln to do to the south?

people believed lincoln was being too easy on the south. They wanted to punish the southerners.

what did the emancipation supporters demand for freedmen?

They demanded civil rights for the freedmen. They wanted to provide protection with union soldiers across the south.

How long were freedmen stuck in the army for?

Up until 1886.

What was the Wade-Davis Bill?

50% of voters must take an oath of allegiance. (Passed the HOR but vetoed by Lincoln)

13th Admendment (1865)

(Free) abolished slavery/involuntary seritudes, except for punishment if crime.

14th Amendment (1868)

(Citizen) citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S. (Naturalized - admitted to citizenship of the country.)

15th Admendment (1870)

(Vote) Prohibits the federal gov. And each state from denying a citizen(men) the rught ti vote based on "race, color, or previous conditions if service"

Andrew jackson (one of the worst presidents)

Took office after lincolns death. Issed his own plans for reconstruction. Called for state convections to repeal secession.

did andrew jackson allow southerns to rejoin union after being banned from it?

yes.

Was Andrew Johnson impeached?

Almost; but the Senate was one vote shy of the 2/3 vote needed to convict Johnson and remove him from office

Why was Andrew Johnson impeached?

For fighting with radical republicans who thought he was too lenient on the south.

Did jackson do anything during his presidency ?

No, he mainly stayed in the white house and got drunk.

Carpetbaggers & scalawags

Northeners who went to the south to speculate buying land.

Freedmen's Bureau

organization that helped former slaves with school, getting jobs, and housing

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

former confederate soldiers who terrorised blacks. They didn't stop at harassment an eventually burned/destroyed homes/buildings, killed/murdered blacks. Attacked blacks, immigrants, and Catholics.

Sharecropping

Farmer slaves who worked at plantations (similar to slavery) Aprox. $13/year.

Black Codes

laws passed in the south to limit the rights of Africa Americans.

Ulysses S. Grant

Elected as president in 1868. Advocated rights for African Americans.

Jim Crow

Legislation that helped ensure that social and economic disenfranchisement of southern black people.