a former virginian slave who serves the full term as a Mississippi Senator. Republican.
Blanche Bruce
the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater. Disagrees with Lincoln’s policy. April 14, 1865
John Booth
CO - owned the wade-davis Bill Radical Republican from Maryland. Wants 50% of the state population to pledge in oath to the US. Anti-slavery
Henry Davis
republican from Ohio. stopped reconstruction. Won an election against Tildon
Rutherford B. Hayes
18th president in 1868 with no political experience, but military experience. Supports congress’ reconstruction. His office was insanely corrupt.
Ulysses S. Grant
17th president of the US after Lincoln got assassinated. Doesn’t support the reconstruction plan. Survived impeachment by 1 vote.
Andrew Johnson
african american free man president of confederacy who was removed from office.
Hiram Revels
radical republican working with charles sumner from PA. Believes congress should treat the south like a conquered territory
Thaddeus Stephens
booth wants to kill him as well. Was lincoln’s secretary of state who bought alaska for 7.2 million dollars
Secretary Seward
A Senator from Massachusetts anti-slavery. radical republican who pairs up with Thaddeus Stephens
Charles Summer
radical republican from Ohio who co-owns the Wade-Davis bill
Benjamin Wade
African Americans have to have work contacts, can’t own property, and cant testify against any white people who have done anything against them
Black Codes
provision where an old rule continues to apply to an existing situation and a new rule is applied to new situations
Grandfather Clause
members of congress who felt southerners states needed to make great social change before they could rejoin the Union
Radical Republicans
veto that can’t be overridden president fails to sign a bill congress puts in front of him for 10 days
pocket Veto
forced separation of people due to their race in public places
Segregation
official pardon for people conceived of political offences
Amnesty
flat tax is on every adult and limited a huge population of voters and was declared
Poll Tax
used as the discretion of the administrator to keep african american people the right to vote a, test to see someone’s writing or reading skills to see if they qualify for citizenship
Literacy Test
congress coming down and offering aid, establishing schools, distributing food, offered legal help, had 900 agents serving the south, also helped african american war veterans, Johnson thought it was unconstitutional
Freedmen’s Bureau
slavery is illegal, effected Jan 1865 ratified Dec 1865
13th Amendment
guarantees same equal rights for all
Civil Rights
outlined processes for readmitting southern states
Reconstruction
gave everyone who was born into the US citizenship except african americans 1868
14th Amendment