A | B |
Black Codes | Laws to control African-Americans |
Radical Republicans | Those members of Congress that bitterly fought for Civil Rights |
Thaddeus Stevens & Charles Sumner | Radical Republicans |
Civil Rights Act of 1866 | Equality of Whites & Blacks, Rule Unconstitutional |
14th Amendment | Applies Bill of Rights to the States |
Election of 1866 | Republicans take control of Congress |
Reconstruction Acts | Divided South into 5 Military Districts |
Andrew Johnson | 17th President; Impeached |
Ulysses S. Grant | Elected in 1868 |
15th Amendment | Right to vote for Blacks |