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Radical Republicans
The republican party was founded by a group of democrats who wanted to wipe out slavery for good.
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The Reconstruction Era
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“Great Constitutional Revolution”
This was all the bills and amendments that fell under the Constitutional Revolution. Mostly during the civil war. -
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Term:Scalawags
The term scalawags was used to describe a typical white plantation owner from the south, that was only interested in their own profit, and slave labor. -
Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan
Towards the end of the war Lincoln came up with documents such as the Emancipation proclamation and the 10 percent plan. Tje Reconstruction plan was o shape america after the civil war, and bring things back together. -
Wade-Davis Bill
The Wade-Davis Bill called for 50% of white men in a state to take a loyalty oath in service of the union -
Special Field Order 15
Field orders were given by the military during the Civil War. Special Field Order 15 gave approximately 400,000 acres to newly freed black families. -
Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau was founded in 1865 by congress in order to support many poor black families, whom have just been freed as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation -
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Black Codes
Black Code laws were passed in 1865 and 1866, these were dropped with the intent of restricting Black Americans freedoms. It eventually ended in 1877. -
Presidential Lincoln’s death
Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head on the 15th of April 1865. By John Wilkes Booth. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment is the abolition of Slavery and was signed on December 6, 1865. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan, better known as the KKK are a hate group that came out of Jim crow laws. Nowadays the are known for expressing hate for all races besides white. -
Civil Rights Bill of 1866
The Civil Bill of Rights was passed in April 1866, even with the subsequent veto from Andrew Johnson. The bill allowed all babies born in the US to be automatic citizens. -
Reconstruction Act
The reconstruction acts laid out the basis for the progression of southern states in the new union of all the states. President Lincoln fronted the campaign to its end in 1870. -
Impeachment of President Johnson
President Andrew Johnson was impeached on February 24, 1868. Ti was reported that he was at fault for "high crimes and misdemeanors. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to all who are born in the US and was signed on July 9, 1868. -
Sharecropping Enforcement Acts
This was a collection of three separate bills passed between 1870 and 1871. These were mostly granting basic rights to African Americans regarding legal system and in court. -
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote and was signed on February 5, 1870. -
Slaughterhouse Cases
These were a series of cases that contested the 14th and 15th amendment. As many big corporations, tried their luck against the supreme court and other state courts. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Also known as the Enforcement Act. This was the north's response to the the increasing racism especially in the south. -
Bargain of 1877
The compromise of 1877 was an unwritten deal between the federal government and the south that heavily impacted the 1876 presidential election. By ending the Reconstruction Era
