Political Tug Of War

What two things did the Black Codes try to accomplish?

They prevented blacks from some employment. They limited where freedmen could go.

What did President Johnson do to warrant articles of impeachment being brought against him?

He defied the Tenure of Office Act by firing a cabinet member.

What are two things the First Reconstruction Act provided for?

It set about abolishing Southern state governments. It split the South into five separate military districts.

1. autonomy 2. carpetbagger 3. debacle 4. scalawag

4. a Southern white who joined the Republican Party during Reconstruction 1. the state of being independent or practicing self-rule 3. a major mess, problem, or disaster 2. a Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction

Who were two of the most outspoken Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

Charles Sumner Thaddeus Stevens

What Act gave freedmen the same rights as other American citizens with the exception of the right to vote?

Civil Rights Act of 1866

According to the lesson, what was the central issue in the struggle over which Reconstruction plan to implement?

Did Congress or the president have the ultimate authority?

carpetbagger

a Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction

scalawag

a Southern white who joined the Republican Party during Reconstruction

debacle

a major mess, problem, or disaster

A _________ committee of fifteen people was chosen to determine the outcome of the disputed election of 1876. Then they voted strictly along ___________ lines.

bipartisan partisan

By the time Grant's tenure as president had ended, so had

support for the Radical policies in the South.

autonomy

the state of being independent or practicing self-rule

What were three purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau?

to help educate to provide health care to help find employment