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Lincoln's Plan
Lincoln offered a general amnesty, or pardon to all southerners who took an oath of loyalty to the United States -
Wade-Davis Bill
Bill required the majority of the adult white males in a former confederate state to take an oath of allegiance. Although congress passed this bill Lincoln blocked it with a pocket veto -
Freedmen's Bureau
Feed and clothed war refugees, and more importantly set up numerous schools for African Americans -
The Ku Klux Klan
Formed in 1866, the KKK's goal was to drive out carpetbaggers and intimidate African American voters. -
The Black Codes
The Black codes were passed in 1865 and 1866 and severely limited African American rights -
Howard University
One of the first African American college founded. -
14th Admendment
Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and declared that no stae could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property. -
Ku Klux Klan Act
Outlawed activities of the Klan. Over 3,000 Klan members throughout the south were arrested, but only 600 convicted. -
The Republicans Split
The Liberal Republicans tried to prevent Grant;s renomination in 1872, when that failed, they left the Republican Party and nominated their own candidate, Horace Greeley. -
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 quickly spread through the finacial community. Dozens of smaller banks closed, and the stock market plummeted, thousands of businesses shut down and unemployement soared. -
Whiskey Ring Scandal
In 1875 the Whiskey Ring scandal broke. A group of government officials and distillers in St. Louis, missouri cheated the government out of millions of dollars by filing false tax reports. -
Public School System in South
The 1870's Reconstruction governments built a coprehensive public school system in the south, and by 1876, about 40 percent of all African American children attended school. -
The Compromise of 1877
The compromise of 1877 reportedly included a promise by the Republicans to pull federal troops out of the south if Hayes were elected. -
Spelman College
Spelman college was the first college for African American women. -
Southern Railroad
Powerful white Southerners and Northern finaciers helped pay for almost 40,000 miles of track that criss crossed the south.
