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Georgia Studies, Reconstruction

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Reconstruction
"to rebuild"; Time period immediately following the Civil War dedicated to reconstructing the South physically and socially.
3 terms to Presidential Reconstruction
1. 1/10th of the state's voters had to take an oath to obey the U.S. Constitution.
2. Each southern state had to create a new state government.
3. Each southern state had to agree to abolish slavery.
Congressional Reconstruction
Congress' plan of Reconstruction to punish the South.
The Presidential Plan to restore the South on friendly terms was formed by who 1st?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the harsh Wade-Davis Bill?
Harsh bill requiring Southerners to denounce the Confederacy and pledge that they never supported it.
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery in the United States
This was the first requirement added by WHO that the Southern states had to approve?
President Andrew Johnson
14th Amendment
Gave citizenship to freed slaves
Besides giving slaves citizenship, what else did the 14th Amendment do?
It forbade any state from denying anyone the "equal protection of the law".
15th Amendment
Guaranteed all citizens the right to vote, regardless of race or "previous condition of servitude"
The 15th Amendment gave ALL citizens the right to vote except for who?
Women
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