CHAPTER 22
freedmen's bureau
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A bureau made to protect African Americans in the South.
"10 percent" Reconstruction plan
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Abraham Lincoln's plan to admit seceded states back into the Union if 10% of them pledged loyalty to the Union.
wade-davis bill
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A bill forced through Congress by the Republicans which changed the 10% reconstruction policy to 50%.
black codes
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Codes made in the United States during reconstruction to limit the freedom of African Americans.
pacific railroad act
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An act that greatly strengthened the Republicans' political power.
civil rights bill
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A bill passed by Republicans that gave blacks citizenship.
fourteenth amendment
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An amendment passed by Congress to speed up and strengthen the process of reconstruction.
reconstruction act
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An act that divided the South into 5 military districts.
fifteenth amendment
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An amendment that provided constitutional protection for women suffrage during reconstruction.
ex parte milligan
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A Supreme Court case that ruled that military tribunals could not try civilians even during wartime.
redeemers
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Another name for democratic "home rule" regimes.
woman's loyal league
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A league of women who signed a petition for Congress to pass an amendment prohibiting slavery.
union league
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The first political organization of pro-Union blacks.
scalawags
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The name given to African Americans who were in politics.
carpetbaggers
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Another name given to African Americans who were in politics.
ku klux klan
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An organization founded in Tennessee in 1866 that was against black rights, Jews, and Catholics.
force acts
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Laws passed by Congress that severely restricted illegal organizations like the Ku Klux Klan.
tenure of office act
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An act that led to Congress' plan to kick Andrew Johnson out of office.
seward's folly
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A nickname for Secretary of State William Seward's purchase of Alaska from Russia.