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5014100493How was the North after the civil war?800,000 returning soldiers without any jobs, factories were not hiring but the economy recovered quickly.0
5014120304How was the South after the civil war?-The south's plantations, cities and R.R's destroyed -confederate money is worthless -4 million freed slaves had education no jobs and no land1
5014145729Who made the 10% plan?President Lincoln2
5014154349What were the conditions of the 10% plan?-10% of the state population had to swear allegiance to the union -states had to abolish slavery3
5014219241What did people think about the 10% plan?That Lincoln was too easy on the South.4
5014256822What were the conditions of the Wade- Davis Bill?-majority of white men in each southern state to swear loyalty to the union -denied the right to vote or hold office to anyone who had fought for the confederacy5
5014279622What was the freedmen's bureau?It was a way to help the freedmen(former slaves) and also helped poor whites.6
5014289612What were some of the things the Freedmen Bureau did?-gave them food and clothing -tried to find them jobs -provided medical care -set up schools7
5014314924What happened on April 14, 1865?Lincoln attended a play at Ford's Theater and John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in the back of the head.8
5014333662Who becomes President after Lincoln got assassinated?Andrew Johnson9
5014345793What were the conditions of the Johnson Plan?-majority of white men must swear loyalty to the US -Must ratify the 13th Amendment10
5014366592How did the Congress feel about the Johnson Plan?Congress was angry with johnson's plan for allowing the same men who fought against the Union to be elected into Congress(they were ready to fight)11
5014424104What were the Black codes and what did they do?Laws set up by Southern states that limits the rights of freedmen; now freedmen can't vote, own a gun, or serve on juries.12
5014447515*****What was white southerns goal?To limit African Americans political and economic power13
5014463296What were the Radical Republicans 2 main goals?-break the power of wealthy land owners in the south -get freedmen the right to vote14
5014481108What were the conditions of the Reconstruction Act of 1867?-Must disband state governments -write new constitutions -ratify 14th amendment15
5014500368What is the 14th Amendment?-granted citizenship to all persons born in the US and equal protection of the laws (was an attempt to make everyone equal)16
5014517002What is the 15th Amendment?-granted African American males the right to vote17
5014534581Who got impeached and why?Radical Republicans try to impeach President Johnson because of their disagreement over Reconstruction18
5014552927Who won the election of 1868?Ulysses S Grant19
5014586869What were the three groups who dominate the government?Scalawags, CArpetbaggers, African Americans20
5014596160Who were the Scalawags?The Southerns that supported the new REpublican governments established in the South.21
5014605627Who were the Carpetbaggers?Northerns hoping to profit from the Souths misery. -Soldiers who liked the climate -help rebuild the south(teachers and ministers)22
5014642873What was the Ku Klux Klan?-conservative (secret)organization used violence and threats to limit African Americans power.23
5014664422What was Sharecropping?A system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for share of the crops produced on their portion of land.24
5014685944What ere some accomplishments of reconstruction?-South gained a public education system extended rail lines -African Americans became citizens25
5014693447What ere some failures of reconstruction?African Americans will see their rights become severely restricted -JIm crow laws -KKK -sharecropping -Literacy Test26
5014723758Why does Rutherford B. Hayes win the election?He promises to stop reconstruction.27
5014735357How did the South's Economy change?-Cotton production slowly recovered -Tobacco industry grew rapidly -oil and lumber became new industries28
5014750255What were some restricting rights?-poll taxes -Literacy Test -Grandfather Clause -JIm Crow Laws29
5014768061What did the Plessy vs. Ferguson Case allow?*****SEGREGATION BUT EQUAL IS LEGAL30

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