Lincoln's plan to restore the Union as quickly and easily as possible; required 10% of southern voters to swear an oath of loyalty before they could return to the Union

Required 50% of southern voters to swear an oath of loyalty before a state could return to the Union

former slaves now free; lacked education and money

assassinated Abraham Lincoln and ended hopes of a "soft" plan for Reconstruction

abolished (ended) slavery; criminals can be forced to work; included states and territories

made anyone born in the United States a citizen (applied to all slaves)

organized by angry whites about their loss of power; used violence and terror to keep Blacks from voting and entering political office

helped allow only white men to vote; if your father or grandfather could vote before 1868 then you could; whites did not have to take a literacy test

established legal segregation in the South as long as the facilities were "separate but equal"; they were rarely equal; denied African Americans their full Civil Rights

term refers to Congressional Reconstruction; very harsh (hard) on the South; imposed military rule in the South; threw out Governments who refused to ratify the 15th amendment

50% of voters had to swear an oath of loyalty and states had to ratify the 13th amendment; states could then organize new governments and elect representatives

"Jim Crow" legislation

laws that segregated blacks and whites; they were segregated in restaurants, schools, cars on railroads, bathrooms, and many other public facilities

end of Reconstruction

as reconstruction became unpopular it came to an end; African Americans lost most of their civil and political rights at this time

Congress and President Johnson disagreed over how to deal with The South and who should determine the plan for Reconstruction; this disagreement later led to Johnson's impeachment

helped provide relief to Blacks and Whites displaced by the war; gave them food, shelter, clothing, etc.; started schools and helped former slaves find work

name given to whites who went south to start businesses or pursue careers in politics

a test to see if a person could read or write before voting

a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction after the American Civil War.

laws to control African Americans

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16. Reconstruction

Question	Answer
ten percent plan	Lincoln's plan to restore the Union as quickly and easily as possible; required 10% of southern voters to swear an oath of loyalty before they could return to the Union
Wade-Davis Bill	Required 50% of southern voters to swear an oath of loyalty before a state could return to the Union
Freedmen	former slaves now free; lacked education and money
John Wilkes Booth	assassinated Abraham Lincoln and ended hopes of a "soft" plan for Reconstruction
13th amendment	abolished (ended) slavery; criminals can be forced to work; included states and territories
14th amendment	made anyone born in the United States a citizen (applied to all slaves)
15th amendment	gave Blacks the right to vote
Ku Klux Klan	organized by angry whites about their loss of power; used violence and terror to keep Blacks from voting and entering political office
Grandfather Clause	helped allow only white men to vote; if your father or grandfather could vote before 1868 then you could; whites did not have to take a literacy test
Plessy v. Ferguson	established legal segregation in the South as long as the facilities were "separate but equal"; they were rarely equal; denied African Americans their full Civil Rights
"New South"	term refers to Congressional Reconstruction; very harsh (hard) on the South; imposed military rule in the South; threw out Governments who refused to ratify the 15th amendment
Johnson's Plan	50% of voters had to swear an oath of loyalty and states had to ratify the 13th amendment; states could then organize new governments and elect representatives
"Jim Crow" legislation	laws that segregated blacks and whites; they were segregated in restaurants, schools, cars on railroads, bathrooms, and many other public facilities
end of Reconstruction	as reconstruction became unpopular it came to an end; African Americans lost most of their civil and political rights at this time
impeachment	Congress and President Johnson disagreed over how to deal with The South and who should determine the plan for Reconstruction; this disagreement later led to Johnson's impeachment
Freedmen's Bureau	helped provide relief to Blacks and Whites displaced by the war; gave them food, shelter, clothing, etc.; started schools and helped former slaves find work
carpetbaggers	name given to whites who went south to start businesses or pursue careers in politics
amnesty	pardon for a group of people
poll tax	tax paid before voting
segregation	enforced separation of races
literacy test	a test to see if a person could read or write before voting
scalawags	a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction after the American Civil War.
black codes	laws to control African Americans

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