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AMH 1.1 reconstructi
Question | Answer |
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Reconstruction | Era from 1865-1877 where the government struggled to return the 11 southern states to the Union, rebuild the South's economy and promote the rights of former slaves. |
Radical Republicans | Members of Lincoln's own party that opposed his plan, insisting the Confederates had committed crimes by enslaving African Americans and by entangling the nation in war. |
Wade-Davis Bill | Rejecting Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan, it demanded African American equality and a majority of a state's prewar voters to swear loyalty to the Union before restoration could begin. |
Freedmen's Bureau | Radical Republican plan to provide aide to both African American and white refugees in the South. |
Andrew Johnson | Replaced Lincoln as President after his assassination. He required ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment and required wealthy Confederates to apply for a presidential pardon. |
black codes | Laws meant to limit African American rights and keep them as landless workers. |
Civil Rights Act of 1866 | Guaranteed civil rights meant to overturn the black codes. |
Fourteenth Amendment | Guaranteed equality for all citizens. |
impeach | To charge with wrongdoing in office. |
Fifteenth Amendment | Forbid any state from denying suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. |