Chapter 16: The Era of Reconstruction - Restoring the Union

John Wilkes Booth

On April 14, 1865, ________, a Confederate supporter and well- known actor, shot Lincoln while he was attending the play,"Our American Cousin, "at Fords Theater in Washington.

Major General Gordan Granger

When ________ arrived in Galveston, Texas, he announced the abolition of slavery, stating,"The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.

Lincolns assassination

After ________, Andrew Johnson assumed the role of the Presidency, and was now tasked with administering the restoration of a destroyed South.

Lincolns death

________ earned Booth immediate martyrdom, and hysteria spread throughout the North.

Samuel Tilden

1876- Rutherford B. Hayes defeats ________ in contested presidential election.

Copperheads

________: northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War.

Booth

________ was a devout supporter of the Confederacy and White Supremacy.

Thirteenth Amendment

In December 1865, the ________ was officially ratified and added to the Constitution.

John Wilkes Booth

1865- ________ assassinates Lincoln; Congress establishes Freedmens Bureau; Thirteenth Amendment ratified.

Lincoln's assassination

________ elevated Vice President Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, to the position of President of the United States.

Ten Percent Plan

The ________, formally the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, was a United States presidential proclamation issued on December 8, 1863.

Wade-Davis Bill

The _____-_____ ____ was proposed by Ohio Senator Benjamin Wade and Maryland representative Henry Winter Davis.

December 1863

The "ten percent plan" was a three-part proposal unveiled by President Lincoln in early ________ ____.

February 1864

The Wade-Davis was proposed by two Radical Republicans in ________ ____.

Ironclad oath

The ________ ____ required voters and government officials in Confederate states to swear that they had never supported the Confederacy or made war against the United States.

Emancipation Proclamation

The ____________ ____________ was passed in 1863.

civil war

a war between factions in the same country