Civil Rights Act 1866 – President Andrew Johnson – History Homework
The key terms in this History course include Civil Rights, Act, War, Radical, Republicans, South, Block, Reconstruction, Civil Rights Act of 1866, War and Reconstruction, US history, President Andrew Johnson.
civil rights act of 1866
Passed by Congress on 9th April 1866 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were now citizens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition.
radical republicans
These were a small group of people in 1865 who supported black suffrage. They were led by Senator Charles Sumner and Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. They supported the abolition of slavery and a demanding reconstruction policy during the war and after.
13th amendment
abolished slavery
thaddeus stevens
A radical Republican who believed in harsh punishments for the South. Leader of the radical Republicans in Congress.
compromise of 1877
This settled the election of 1876, troops were removed from Louisiana and South Carolina and concessions for building a southern transcontinental railroad made
andrew johnson
A Southerner form Tennessee, as V.P. when Lincoln was killed, he became president. He opposed radical Republicans who passed Reconstruction Acts over his veto. The first U.S. president to be impeached, he survived the Senate removal by only one vote. He was a very weak president.
15th amendment
citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
14th amendment
Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
charles sumner
He was an unpopular senator from Mass., and a leading abolitionist. In 1856, he made an assault in the pro-slavery of South Carolina and the South in his coarse speech, “The Crime Against Kansas.” The insult angered Congressmen Brooks of South Carolina. .
black codes
Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
grandfather clause
A clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867
andrew carnegie
United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
civil rights act of 1866
Passed by Congress on 9th April 1866 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were now citizens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition.
radical republicans
These were a small group of people in 1865 who supported black suffrage. They were led by Senator Charles Sumner and Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. They supported the abolition of slavery and a demanding reconstruction policy during the war and after.
13th amendment
abolished slavery
thaddeus stevens
A radical Republican who believed in harsh punishments for the South. Leader of the radical Republicans in Congress.
compromise of 1877
the election of 1876 was settled by and troops were removed from Louisiana, Also South Carolina and concessions for building a southern transcontinental railroad made