Exam I Terms - Exam I Key Terms 1 Abraham Lincoln 16th...

Exam I Key Terms:
1. Abraham Lincoln- 16 th president,
wrote proclamation of amnesty
and started reconstruction, called
the war a rebellion, wanted 10%
of voter to take an oath of loyalty
to the union, assassinated by
John Wilkes Booth
2. Tenure of Office Act- intended to
restrict power of president from
removing certain office- holders
without approval from senate,
march 3 rd 1867
3. Andrew Johnson- unionist
supporter, Lincoln VP, became
president when he was
assassinated
4. Reconstruction Act of 1867-
divide south into 5 districts,
holds elections which include
participation of African
American men
5. 13 th Amendment- abolished
slavery
6. “Carpetbaggers”- northern
politicians who came south to
run for government positions
7. 14 th Amendment- right to African
American citizenship, Tennessee
was the first to ratify
8. “Scalawags- southern whites
who support reconstruction
9. 15 th Amendment- prohibited
states from denying any person
to vote based on race
10. Emancipation Proclamation-
Lincoln stated that slaves would
be freed, didn’t work but
motivated African Americans
11. Freedmen’s Bureau- freed slaves
have right to pick their employer
and get paid for labor
12. “Redeemers”- men dominated
southern politics because of land
ownership, wanted to undo
changes in reconstruction,
majority were merchants and
wealthy businessmen
13. Compromise of 1876- democrats
agreed to accept republican
Rutherford B Hayes as president
in return for removal of federal
troops, end of reconstruction era
14. Sharecropping- people who labor
for landowners in exchange for
land, crops, supplies etc.
15. New South Creed- south would
welcome industrialization, south
had to adopt work ethic that
northern states had
16. Henry Grady- supported New
South Creed
17. Robber Barons- term for leaders
of industry who rose to their
position because of unfair
business tactics
18. Union Pacific- railroad company
commissioned by congress,
started in Omaha and connected
with central pacific railroad in
Utah
19. Herbert Spencer- believed in