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| The group responsible for terrorising blacks in the South. |
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| Wanted to free slaves before and during the Civil War. The political group 90% of African Americans voted for. |
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| Was promised to all African Americans who fought in the war. |
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| Rented land for a flat fee. |
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| In exchange for the appointment of Rutherford Hayes as President, the Republicans agreed to withdraw troops from the South. |
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| Lincoln's vice-President. |
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| Guarantees no one can be denied the right to vote based on race. |
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| Makes anyone born in the US an automatic citizen. |
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| Legislation the set-up assistance for former slaves and war refugees. |
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| Legislation that made it illegal for the president to remove members of his own cabinet. |
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| The plan where only top Confederate leaders would be stripped of citizenship and only 10% of a states population had to pledge allegence to the country. |
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| The Reconstruction Act of 1867 |
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| The Act that required states to ratify the 14th Amendments and draft a new state constitution that recognized black rights. Divided South into 5 military districts. |
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| A farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop. |
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| White southerners who joined the Republican party. |
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| Northerners who moved to the South after the war. |
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| A presidency troubled by corrupt and dishonest people in powerful positions. |
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| The time period after the Civil War when the United State began to rebuild and the process the government used to readmit the Confederate states to the Union. |
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