Radical Reconstruction and Reconstruction Era Overview

These flashcards encompass key terms and definitions related to Radical Reconstruction and its implications on American history.

Radical Republican Plan

Required 50% of Southern states to swear allegiance to the Union.

Ironclad Oath

Required Southern whites to declare they had never supported the Confederacy.

Military Occupation

A strategy used during Reconstruction where Union troops were stationed in the South.

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery in the United States.

14th Amendment

Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

15th Amendment

Granted African American men the right to vote.

Election of 1876

A disputed presidential election that led to the end of Reconstruction.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Republican candidate who won the presidency in the Election of 1876.

Samuel Tilden

Democratic candidate who lost the Election of 1876.

Compromise of 1877

Agreement that resolved the disputed Election of 1876 and ended Reconstruction.

Black Codes

Laws enacted in the South to restrict the rights of freed blacks.

Jim Crow Laws

State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

Poll Taxes

Fees required to vote, which were used to restrict voting rights.

Literacy Tests

Requirements that voters demonstrate reading comprehension, used to disenfranchise Black voters.

Grandfather Clause

A provision that allowed individuals to bypass literacy tests if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before Reconstruction.