Social studies Test study guide part 2

Define reconstruction

Reconstruction of the south meant more than repairing war damage

What was Lincoln’s goal in his reconstruction plan?

To restore the union as quickly as possible and bring national unity

Define Amnesty

A general pardon to all Southerners, who took the loyalty oath

Who did not qualify for the amnesty?

Free slaves

Give the two main points of Lincoln’s reconstruction plan

To pardon all Southerners, who took the loyalty oath and to restore the union as quickly as possible

What did Lincolns plan do for the Freedman?

Nothing

Why wasn’t Lincoln’s plan carried out?

Because he was killed

What group did President Johnson hope would gain control of the south?

The common people

Define yeoman farmer

Farmer who cultivated their own land

What did a person have to do to be granted amnesty under his plan?

Take a loyalty oath

What groups were not included in the pardon

Confederate leaders and people who owned property worth $20000 or more

List three things state conventions had to do before they could be readmitted to the union

Set up qualifications for voting ratify the 13th amendment, repudiate session and the Confederate debt

In the elections held in the south after the Civil War who did the people elect

The same people they had elected before the Civil War

What did President Johnson do when he realized his plan was not working?

He granted, newly elected officials, a pardon

How did Congress treat these newly elected officials?

The Congress refused to see the newly elected officials from the south

What were radicals concerned about?

They were concerned for the status of the freed slaves in the south

How did Lincoln and Johnson feel about the duty of the federal government towards the free black in the south?

They felt that the duty of the federal government towards the black stopped after they were freed

Define black codes

Black codes or laws that limited what free Black people can do

How did Congress feel about Lincoln and Johnson’s reconstruction plans?

They felt upset with it and thought they were too lenient

Define radical

People who wanted to make great changes