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In simple terms, what did the thirteenth, fourteenth, and
fifteenth amendments provide?
• 13-abolish slavery or freedom
• 14-citizenship
• 15-the vote
How much of a majority must the president be convicted of if he has been through an impeachment trial?
•2/3
What is the term used to describe northerners that came to the south to take
advantage of the new political, social, and
economic conditions in the former states of the defeated
Confederacy?
•Carpetbaggers
Abraham Lincoln wanted to be lenient on the
Reconstruction of the South. He had a policy in effect when he died that
was called
•Ten percent plan
What are the parts of the Reconstruction Act of
1867?• Divided all succeeded states into 5
Military Districts
• headed by a Union General
• ratify the Fourteenth Amendment
• draw up new constitutions with the addition of allowing African Americans the right to vote
What is the term used to describe the ability to run state governments without
federal intervention?
•Home Rule
What gave former slaves and poor whites (of the former
confederacy) food, clothing, hospitals, and schools?
• The Freedman’s Bureau
What was the accusation that caused the
impeachment of the President in 1868?
The president had violated the tenure in
office act
How many military districts were the old Confederate states
broken into, when Reconstruction was put into
place?
•5
What was President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan?
• Each state had to declare that its secession was illegal
• swear allegiance to the Union
• ratify the thirteenth Amendment
Which political party was interested in punishing the
south and giving more rights to freed African Americans during the Reconstruction Era?
•Republicans
What type of farming had the farmer rent land for cash then use their own tools
and equipment which they would, eventually, moved up the ladder and became
owners of land?
• Tenant Farming
Johnson was not removed from office in 1868,
why?
• The second portion of the trial proceeding did not have
enough votes to convict
When the impeachment process in effect. Where does the impeachment
charges start and where does it have the trial?
• Starts in the House of Representatives
• Tried in the Senate
What type of farming had Landowners divide their land and gave each worker a few acres along with seed and
tools( When crops are harvested each workers gave
a portion of his crop to the landowner)?
• Sharecropping
What are the two types of reconstruction plans that
were instituted?
• Presidential Reconstruction
• Congressional Reconstruction
What is the term used to describe northerners that came to the south to take
advantage of the new political, social, and
economic conditions in the former states of the defeated
Confederacy?
• Carpetbaggers
What was the name of the vigilante group that
wanted to restore white supremacy after the Civil
War?
• Ku Klux Klan
What are Black Codes?
Restrictive laws that Southern states adopted
after the Civil War to regulate the freedom and
movement of former slaves
What is the term for southerners who joined the Republican Party or
associated with carpetbaggers during
Reconstruction?
•Scalawag
There are only two presidents that were
impeached, who were they?
• Andrew Johnson
• William Clinton
What infrastructure was added to the south if they voted for the Republican candidate in 1876
• Railroads