QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ South after the civil war.
Answer: Former confederate states were treated as territories and
occupied by Union forces until they could prove loyalty. Former
slaves were freed and the south was destroyed.
◉ 13th Amendment.
Answer: Freed slaves in 1865
◉ Slaves after the war.
Answer: Tried to find jobs, move to north, were share croppers
◉ Tenant Farming.
Answer: Renting land. The southerners often had to do this when
their confederate money lost it's value
◉ Share cropping.
Answer: agricultural plan developed in the South after the Civil War;
landowner provided tenant with house, tools, etc. in exchange for a
"share" of the crop
,◉ Lincoln's reconstruction plan.
Answer: 10 percent plan. Confederates who swore allegiance to
union were admitted to the union if they accepted the end of slavery
◉ Problems with Lincolns plan.
Answer: The republicans thought it was too lenient and Lincoln was
assassinated
◉ Johnson's plan of reconstruction.
Answer: Johnson was Lincoln's VP. Pro-union, from Tennessee. A
little more harsh then Lincoln's plan. All States would have to write
an anti-secession constitution and freedom of slaves.
◉ Problems with Johnson's plan.
Answer: The South did not trust Johnson. The south enacted black
codes. Southerners voted into congress. Riots occurred in south
against blacks.
◉ Wade Hampton.
Answer: Lt. General during war. His property was confiscated and
slaves were freed. Showed up to congress in confederate uniform.
People blamed Johnson for Hampton showing up.
, ◉ Northern Reaction.
Answer: Johnson was having problems with S.O.W, he was
impeached. Partially impeached by one vote. The last two years of
his presidency were controlled by radical republicans.
◉ Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan.
Answer: South had to accept 14th amendment. Any southern
politician had to be accepted by radical republicans before they
could be sworn in. Military reconstruction act of 1867-south divided
and occupied by military that acted as police. It was difficult to
regain US citizenship for confeds. Each state had to create a pro-
union constitution. Had to accept 15th amendment. So many
southerners were disfranchised so northerners and blacks ruled the
south.
◉ 14th Amendment.
Answer: This amendment declared that all persons born or
naturalized in the United States were entitled equal rights regardless
of their race, and that their rights were protected at both the state
and national levels.
◉ Freedmen's bureau.
Answer: Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves
to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and
helped them get jobs