Ch 10, Lesson 1 "Rebuilding the South" Flashcard

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What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?

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provided food, shelter, jobs, and medical care for African Americans and whites

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It took _______________ years for all of the Southern states to once again become part of the Union under Lincoln's proposed plan for reconstruction.

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12 years

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Why did President Johnson's plan to restore the Union upset Northerners?

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Former confederate leaders were leaders in new Southern states.

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Which amendment would be violated if an African American man was told he could not vote because of his race?

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the Fifteenth

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How did the Fourteenth Amendment change life for African Americans?

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providing the same rights as whites

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Northerners who came south to make a profit were called _______________.

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carpetbaggers

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To _______________ means to charge an official with doing something illegal.

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impeach

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To review and agree on an amendment is also called to _______________.

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ratify

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Southerners who worked with Northerners were sometimes called _______________.

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scalawags

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The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?

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Freedman's Bureau