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Radical Reconstruction
Severely punished the South for causing the war. Civil authorities were subject to military supervision. Congress passed an act that authorized the military to enroll eligible black voters. -
Freedman's Bureau
Created to aid newly freed slaves by providing food, clothing, medical care, education, and legal support. It was temporary and vetoed by Johnson, but a modified version later passed. Its achievements were very varied across states. -
Thirteenth Amendment Ratified
This prohibits all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude. This amendment is with exception as punishment for crimes for which the person in question shall have been dully convicted. Former Confederate states were required to ratify the amendment. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The gave all African Americans US citizenship. Attempted to shield them from Southern Black Codes. It also overrode the decision in the Dred Scott case. -
Fourteenth Amendment
The Senate passed the amendment with a 33 to 11 vote. The House passed it with a 120 to 32 vote. Johnson submitted the message to Congress that the ratification would be sent to sates. -
Credit Mobilier Scandal
The Union Pacific Railroad insiders formed the Credit Mobilier Company. They hired themselves at inflated prices to build the railroad line, earning high dividends. When it was found out that the government officials were paid to stay quiet about the illicit business, some officials were censured. -
Tenure of Office Act
Passed by Congress to prohibit the president from removing a federal official without permission from the Senate. This was to protect radical republicans. Johnson was impeached because he dismissed Stanton. -
Enforcement Acts
Also called the KKK acts they prohibited states from discriminating against voters based on race. It gave the federal government the power to supersede state courts and prosecute violations of the law. Authorized the President to use military to protect Civil rights. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The amendment prohibited denial of suffrage by states to any citizen on basis of race. This enfranchised northern blacks who might be republican. Women were outraged by the amendment because it did not grant them suffrage. -
Election of 1876
Rutherford B. Hayes, a liberal Republican recieved only 165 electoral votes. Samuel J. Tilden recieved 264,000 more popular votes that Hayes and 184 electoral votes needed to win. 20 electoral votes were disputed over and it was decided that Hayes had won. -
Compromise of 1877
This settled the presidential election of Hayes and Tilden. Hayes was given the presidency in exchange for the permanent removal of federal troops from the South. This supported the building of the Southern Transcontinental railroad. -
Civil Rights Cases of 1883
The Supreme Court decided that discrimination in a variety of public accommodations could not be prohibited by the act. This was due to the fact that such discrimination was private and not state discrimination. -
B.T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech
Major speech on race-relations given by Booker T. Washington. He stated that blacks were willing to cooperate and submit to segregation as long as they were given the opportunity to grow economically and eventually be equals. Made the point that Southern whites should help to create an unresentful people.