APEX // Unit 1 – Flashcards

Northerners who went to the South after the Civil War. Some went to assist with rebuilding efforts or to help former slaves. Others went to make money for themselves. They were not liked ot respected by most southerners.

Federal agency set up to help freed slaves after the Civil War.

(1838-65) well-known American actor who shot and killed Lincoln just days after the end of the Civil War in an attempt to help the Confederacy. He was killed by Union soldiers a few days later.

Republican members of Congress who believed in harsh punishment for the South after the Civil War. Radical Republicans also supported civil rights for African Americans.

Process of rebuilding the society and governments of the Southern states after the Civil War.

Lincoln's plan to allow the former Confederate States back into the union. States would be readmitted when 10% of their voters too an oath of allegiance, or support, to the U.S. And agreed to follow the laws that freed the slaves.