Civil war chapter 16 section 2

How many african Americans were in the senate?

2

What did Andrew Johnson's plan also include?

Amnesty to most confederates and allowed southern states to form new gov'ts + elect representatives to congress

What is the 14th amendment?

Born/naturalized in US= citizen, no laws taking citizens rights, no property/liberty taking w/out due process of law

What did the Radical Republicans want?

Prevent former confederates from regaining control of southern politics + ensure freedmen had the right to vote

List 4 accomplishments of Radical Reconstruction

Public schools, even taxation,property rights to women, bridges/roads/buildings rebuilt

How many votes did Johnson narrowly escape impeachment from?

1

Congress approved the 15th amendment in _____ despite ____ opposition.

1868, democratic

How many african Americans were in the House?

16

When was the 14th amendment ratified?

1868

How many African Americans voted?

500,000

What is Radical Reconstruction?

A strict form of reconstruction

Who was impeached?

Andrew Johnson

What did the 13th amendment do?

Banned slavery + forced labor

What did the 15th amendment do?

Barred states from denying right to vote on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Which bill did congress pass, along with another, in 1866, that Johnson vetoed?

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Congress formed a ____ to make a new plan for the ____.

Committee, south

When did all of the states finally ratify the 14th amendment?

JUNE 1868

What are black codes?

Laws to control African Americans

What did Johnson's plan for Reconstruction require southern states to do?

Ratify the 13th amendment

Congress did what to Johnson's reconstruction plan?

Rejected

What political party did Grant belong to?

Republicans

Who were radical republicans?

Republicans who wanted strict policies, didn't like the confederates, and supported the Wade-Davis bill

Who was the Ku Klux Klan?

Secret society formed to terrorize african Americans + white allies

How did african Americans play roles in politics?

Sheriffs, mayors, judges, legislators

What would happen to any state that stopped its male adults from voting?

Their representation in congress would be reduced

What did congress do in response to Johnson's veto?

They overturned it

What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 do?

Threw out gov'ts of states refusing 14th amendment, imposed military rule

Who won the presidency in 1868?

Ulysses S. Grant

What caused congress to enforce Radical Reconstruction?

Violence directed at African Americans