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Lincoln's 10 percent plan
This plan stated that amnesty would be granted, and a state could be readmitted into the Union when ten percent of the states population had taken an oath of allegiance to the U.S .The state colud then, formally elect a state government. Also, a state legislature could write a new constitution, it also had to abolish slavery forever. -
13th Amendment
This amendment was created to abolish slavery,and involuntary servitude as well. -
Wade- Davis Bill
This bill never took effect because it was pocket vetoed by Lincoln. It required fifty percent of a state’s white males take a loyalty oath, in order to be readmitted to the Union. In addition, states were required to give blacks the right to vote. -
Freedman's Bureau
This was created to help with the transformation of blacks from slavery to freedom. It gave them land, built schools, clothes, food, medicine, and labor contracts. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre -
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Reconstruction (1865-1877)
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Johnson's Plan
Pardons would be granted to those taking a loyalty oath.No pardons would be available to high Confederate officials or people owning property of $20,000. The state then needed to abolish slavery before being readmitted. -
Civil Right Act of 1866
All people born in the United States were granted citizenship without reguard to race, color, or previous condition. -
Ku Klux Klan
This was a group of people that were extremely racist towards black people. They wore white hoods to hide thier identities, and to try and scare the blacks into thinking they were the souls of conferderates coming back to get them. They would burn schools, homes, and crosses. Very torturous and violent. Its original founder was a man named Nathan Forrest. -
Military Reconstruction
This act ,divided the South into five military districts. It also required the southern states to elect new government officials. Finally, the new southern state governments needed to pass the 14th Amendment. -
Johnson's Impeachment
Johnson was impeached,because the Radical Republican set him up, and he broke the law. He was not kicked out of the house though by one vote. -
14th Amendment
This stated that all persons born or naturalized in the United States were granted citizenship. -
15th Amendment
This stated that a citizens right to vote should not be denied do to race, color, or a persons previous servitude. -
Panic of 1873
A financial crisis that led to an economic depression that lasted until 1879. -
Whiskey Ring
A Political Scam involving the republicans. They made millions of dollars off of federal taxes in liquor. -
Compromise of 1877
This was a compromise between the republicans and democrats, that was brought on by the election of 1876. The democrats said that they would accept Hayes 8-7 win of the electoral vote, and make him president, if the republicans walked away from senate, and they did. Reconstruction ended after Hayes became president.
