| A derogatory term applied to Northerners
who settled in the South after the Civil
War. |
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| The status of working a piece of land in
return for a portion of the crops. |
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| The Congressional legislation designed to
limit the authority of President Andrew Johnson
by preventing him from firing any of his
Cabinet officers. |
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| Southern state laws passed during Reconstruction
to impose restrictions on the rights of former
slaves. |
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| The initial Congressional plan for Reconstruction
which was vetoed by President Lincoln. |
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| A term used by Southerners to describe the
return of conservative Democrats to power
in southern state governments. |
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| This Supreme Court ruling in 1866 stated
that wartime trials held by military tribunals
where civil courts existed were unconstitutional. |
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| Taking away the right to vote from those
who already have it. |
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| A state tax collected from voters at each
election center which is now prohibited by
the 24th. Amendment. |
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| This Jim Crow law restricted blacks from
voting if their grandfathers could not vote
before 1867. |
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| He was the leader of the Radical Republicans
who pushed for the impeachment of President
Andrew Johnson. |
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| A government agency during Reconstruction
that provided schools, medical aid, and other
services for people freed from slavery. |
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| Lincoln's Secretary of War who was outwardly
disloyal to President Johnson and acted as
a spy for the Radical Republicans in Congress.
It was his dismissal that precipitated Johnson's
impeachment hearing. |
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| A negative term used to describe Southern
Unionists who supported Republican state
governments during Reconstruction. |
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| A Republican political campaign tactic of
reminding voters of the valuable role of
the Republican Party in preserving the Union
and defeating the rebellious, Democratic,
South. |
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| A series of laws designed to protect black
suffrage by authorizing the use of the army
against the Ku Klux Klan. |
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| Northern Republican politicians who generally
wanted not only to punish the ex-Confederate
leaders, but also to help the freed slaves
fulfill their goals. |
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