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Chapter 15 (Amsco)
Reconstruction (Completed)
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11th Grade
01/15/2012

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Presidental Reconstruction 
Definition
Lincol beleived that the southern states never left the Union and they were just a disloyal minority. After Lincoln died Johnson tried to carry out Lincoln's plan.
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Proclomation of Amnesty and Reconstruction1863
Definition
Political reconstruction of state governments by Lincoln. Pardons would be granted to southerners if they took an oath of allegiance to the Union and accepted the emancipation of slaves.
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Wade Davis Bill1864
Definition
Bill made by republicans, made that made 50% of a state swear allegiance ot the Union for readmittance. Lincoln pocket-vetoed and casued conflict between him and republicans in congress.
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Freedmen's Bureau
Definition
Acted as an early welfare agency proving food, shelter and medical aid to all people who were effected by the war. 
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Black Codes
Definition
Southern movement that restricted rights of blacks, it stopped them from borowing money to buy land, forced them to sign work apprentenships if they had no jobs and prohbited them from testifying in court against white people.
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Congressional Reconstruction
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Three parts to it, first part was both presidents Lincoln and Johnson returing confederate states to the Union. Then a backwords movement by ex-confederates in Congress becasue of this the third round gave much harsher rules for southern whites and protected southern blacks. 
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Radical Republicans
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Championed civil rights for blacks. Most republicans converted to this because of fear of a more powerful Democratic party. 
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Charles Sumner
Definition
Leading radical republican from Mass. who generally wanted equal rigths for all people.
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Thadeus Stephens
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Radical Republican Leader in the House  hoped to revolutionize the south by an extended period of militarty rule.
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Benjamin Wade
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Radical republican that endorsed womens suffrage, rigths for laborr unions and civil rights for northern blacks. 
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Civil Rigths Act of 1866 and 14th Ammendment
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All Africans were to be citizens.Passed 14th ammendment in Congress which declared all people born in the U.S inclduing slaves were citizens and made states provide equal rights for all people with equal protection and due process of law. 
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equal protection of the law
Definition
happend in the 1950's by the supreme court added other clasues to the 14th ammendment that dont matter right now
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Reconstruction Acts1867
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Congress passed 3 acts that divided southern states into 5 military districts, increased the requirments for readmission and had states had to ratify the 14th ammendment. 
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Tenure of Office Act 1867
Definition
Enabled the President from removing a federal official or military commander unless the senate gave permission.
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Edwin Stanton
Definition
In charge of the military governments stationed in the South. 
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impeachment
Definition
Johnson impeached by the House for 11 high crimes, first to be impeached.
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15th Ammendment
Definition
Prohibited states from denying a citizens right to vote.
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Civil Rigths Act of 1875
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Gave African Americans equal accomodations in public and  allowed the to serve on juries.
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scalawags
Definition
southern republican
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carpetbagger
Definition
northern newcomers to congress
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Blanche K. Bruce and Hiram Revels
Definition
Republicans in the south sent two black senators to congress
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sharecropping
Definition
African Americans were signed up to work in the feilds. Slavery but they were contracted and payed.
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spoilsmen
Definition
Republican party reformers passed on their favors and positions to their supporters.
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patronage
Definition
giving jobs and government favors to supporters
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Jay Gould
Definition
Part of a corrupt scheme he got help from Grants brother in law to corner the gold market, was stopped but got away with a lot of money. 
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Credit Mobilier Affair
Definition
Insiders gave sotck inforamtion to people in Congress to avoid investigation of profits they were making.
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William "Boss" Tweed
Definition
Boss of local Democratic party in New York who masterminded large schemes to get himself large chunks of graft. The Tweed Ring stole $200 million from New York taxpayers. 
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Thomas Nast
Definition
Cartoonist who came up with "Boss Tweed" 
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Panic of 1873
Definition
Overspecualtion by financers caused widespread business failures mostly casued by overbuidling of industry and railroads.
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Greenbacks
Definition
Easy money system sought out by everyone, did not work because Grant sided with hard money supporters.
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redeemers
Definition
Southern conservatives who were taking control of states governments
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Ku Klux Klan
Definition
Founded by Nathanil Beford Forrest(ForrestGump) to intimidate blacks and white reformers. 
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Force Acts
Definition
Congress gave power to federal authorities to stop the KKK with violence to protect civil rights
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Amnesty Act of 1872
Definition
Removed last restrictions on ex-confederats, but this caused a power switch in Congress to the democrats
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Rutheford B. Hayes
Definition
Republican who became president after Grant
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Samuel J. Tilden
Definition
Democrat who ran agianst Hayes and lost, was expectedto win because of recent corruption of the Grant administration
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Compromise of 1877
Definition
Infromal deal worked out between the arties that would end federal support for republicans in the south and support the building of a southern transcontinental railroad
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