What is one thing states had to do to be readmitted to the Union?
A certain percentage of voters had to pledge loyalty to the U.S. Wrote new state constitutions that banned slavery Ratify 13, 14, and 15 amendments Could not el
What would Radical Republicans in Congress do when Johnson vetoed their bills?
Override the veto with a 2/3 vote in each house
What were some challenges during Reconstruction?
Former enslaved people—need jobs, homes, money, rights, education. A lot of the South had been destroyed. People in government had different goals.
What did the 15th amendment do?
Gave former enslaved men the right to vote.
What did the 14th amendment do?
Gave citizenship to formerly enslaved people. Anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen.
Give an example of a Jim Crow law or Black Code
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What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
to provide food, housing, medical aid, schooling, and legal help to former slaves
Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
What was Reconstruction?
Reconstruction was a time period of rebuilding the South and re-admitting states after the Civil War. It lasted 12 years.
Why was sharecropping a problem?
Many went into debt and continuously owed more money to landowners. Some were trapped in this cycle.
What did the 13th amendment do?
ended enslavement
What is one way the right of Black people to vote was limited?