SS.912.A.2.2

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Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves into society.

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Andrew Johnson

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17th U.S. President who favored lenient policies toward the South, leading to conflicts with Congress.

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Radical Republicans

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Congressional faction that advocated for strict Reconstruction measures and full civil rights for African Americans.

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Thaddeus Stevens

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Leader of the Radical Republicans in the House; pushed for harsh Reconstruction policies.

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Charles Sumner

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Radical Republican senator who championed civil rights legislation.

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Frederick Douglass

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Former enslaved person and prominent abolitionist who advocated for African American rights during Reconstruction.

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Hiram Rhodes Revels

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First African American U.S. Senator, representing Mississippi.

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Carpetbaggers

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Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction, often participating in Republican governments.

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Scalawags

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Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.

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Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

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White supremacist group that used violence to oppose Reconstruction and suppress African American rights.