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
