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10% Plan
Former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Unioin if the 10% of the voters from the state took an oath to the Union. Lincoln wanted the Union to be reunited qiuckly and easily (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 519). -
Wade Davis Bill
This was passed by Radical Republicans to take place of the 10% Plan. They believed that states should only be allowed to rejoin the Union if 50% of the voters took an oath. Lincoln vetoed it (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 519). -
13th Amendment
This abolished slavery. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction" (Primary Documents in American History). -
Freedmen's Bureau
Congress wanted to help former slaves. This was supposed to provide medical care, food, land, and education to free slave and poor whites (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 518). -
Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after Lee surrendered. He was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater. Andrew Johnson now takes over as president (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 504). -
Johnson Presidential Reconstruction
Johnson wanted to restore the Union quickly, so behind the backs of Congress, he began his own reconstruction. He returned property to the white southerners, gave pardons to government officials of the Confederate army, made the Confederate states ratify the 13th Amendment before returning to the Union (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 520). -
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Ku Klux Klan was founded
KKK was formed in Tennessee. Southern whites rode their horses with bedsheets on them to hide both the identity of themselves and the horse. They were againts republicans. They scared, tortured, and killed many African Americans. The KKK would go to the houses and demand water. Then they would pour the water into their mouth, and say that it was the first drink that they had since they were killed at the Battle of Shiloh (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 529). -
Civil Rights Act
Congress passed this act to guarantee citizenship to Americans regardless of race. It also gave former slaves the right to own property, sue, testify, and sign legal contracts. All Americans except Native Americans were accepted as citizens by this act. It was vetoed by Johnson, but the Republicans managed to override it (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 522). -
Radical/ Congressional Reconstruction Act
Congressional Reconstruction began. Congress passed the Reconstruction Act. This act divided southern states into 5 military districts. This act was also known as the Military Reconstruction Act. The districts were conrolled Union generals. The purpose was to keep peace and protect former slaves (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 525). -
Tenure of Office Act
Congress passed this act to take power from Johnson. It was passed even after Johnson vetoed it. It required the president to get permission from the Senate before he was allowed to remove officeholders. This was aminly to protect a radical spy,Secretary of State Edwin M. Stanton. He was from Lincoln's admisinistration (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 531). -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Vote
He was impeached by the House for "High crimes and misdemeanors", but he was found non guilty when the Senate voted. It was one vote short for the Republicans (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 531). -
14th Amendment
This was basically the Civil Rights Act. It "granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the prote" (Primary Documents in American History). -
15 Amendment
This gave African Americans the right to vote. Now all American males have the right to vote. By this time in order to join the Union, all states had to ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendements (Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey 526).
