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The Ch 17 Test Guide De La Ultimate!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction? | The 10% plan |
| What was in the 10% plan? | 10% of voters must sware loyalty to USA, new gov. had to abolish slavery. Then they are part again |
| What was Republicans Plan for Reconstruction? | The Wade-Davis Bill |
| What was the Wade Davis Bill? | It said majority of white men must swear loyalty. Denied right to vote or hold office to anyone who volunttered to fight |
| What was the Freedmen's Bureau? | A bill that provided food and clothing to former slaves, sets up schools for freed slaves. |
| What were freedmen? | Men and women who had been slaves |
| Who was Charlotte Forten? | A women who wanted to improve blacks education. Helped teach Sea Islanders and recruited teachers for freedmens bureau schools |
| Explain Lincoln's Death | He was in a theater 5 days after Lee's Surrender. He was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth in the head and was quickly dead. |
| Who took over for Lincoln? | Andrew Johnson, had remained loyal to Union when Tennessee succeded |
| What was Johnson's plan for Reconstruction? | Johnson said majority of voters had to pledge loyalty and the states must ratify the 13th amednment |
| What was the 13th Amendment? | It banned slavery througout the nation |
| What happened at the Congress elections? | Southern Voters voted Confederate officials. This outraged Republicans |
| What party were majority of Southerners? | Democrat |
| How did the Republicans retaliate to Southerners being put in Congress? | They formed a Joint Committe on Reconstruction to set up a new plan for the South |
| Were the Southerners not showing that they were pro confederate? | NO |
| What are black codes? | Strict laws that severly limit rights of freemen |
| What were some of the black codes? | They said they couldn't vote, own guns, or serve on juries. Some could only work as servants or farm laborers. Some had to have work contracts to not be jailed |
| What did Republicans think of the black codes? | They were furious |
| What were those who led the opposition to Johnson called? | Radical Republicans |
| Who led the Radical Republicans? | Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner was chielf voice for them in Senate |
| What were the Radical Republicans two main goals? | 1) to get rid of the power of the cottonocracy 2)Ensure freedmen the right to vote |
| Who made up the largest group in Congress? | The Moderates |
| What did the Radical Republicans and Moderates do? | They worked together in order to take over Congress! |
| What was the Civil Rights Act? | The civil rights act gave citizenship to African Americans |
| What was the 14th amendment? | Granted Citizenship to all ppl born in USA |
| What happened to a state the didn't let blacks vote? | There representation in Congress was lessened! Egad! |
| What was.........Radical Reconstruction? | It included the throwing out of states that refused to satisfy the 14th amendment, divided south into 5 military districts, Confederate states needed to make new state goves and ratify 14th amend. Blacks must also be allowed to vote. |
| What happened on election day? | The stupid white southerners stayed away from the election polls to show anger but the freedmen came. Republicans gained control of southern governments bc the freedmen came..............stupid white southerners |
| What happened to Johnson? | He was one vote less of being impeached by Congress |
| Who did Republicans nominate as canidate for President? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What was the 15th amendment? | Forbade states from denying blacks the right to vote |
| Who was Grant's opponent in the election? | Horatio Seymour |