"a house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free."
abraham lincoln
what was the biggest export in the us in the south?
cotton
how many states succeed from the union?
11
when is the appomattox court house?
april 9, 1865
who surrendered to us grant?
robert e lee
neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exists in the us
13th amendment
rights of citizens
14th amendment
right to vote
15th amendment
who is abraham lincolns wife?
mary todd
which one of abraham lincolns sons died very early?
willie
what is black friday?
when lincoln is shot and killed
what day was lincoln killed?
april 14, 1865
what group wanted to abolish slavery?
radical republicans
who shot lincoln?
john wilkes booth
why did booth shot lincoln?
to revenge the south
when did lee's army surrender?
april 9
what theater was lincoln shot at?
fords theater
who was lincolns body guard that was suppose to protect him the night he was killed?
john parker
where was booth shot and killed?
tennesse
how many freedmen were there?
4 million
who became president after lincoln was killed?
andrew johnson
what does reconstruction mean?
to rebuild city and rebuild the economy
what did the freedmans bureau solve?
basic problems of southerners; food clothing and medicine
what did the congress believe the states have committed?
state suicide
was andrew johnson impeached?
yes
was andrew johnson removed from office?
no
what is the tenure of office at, 1867?
stated that the president must have the consent of the senate to remove a cabinet official.
who did johnson remove?
secretary of war edwin stanton
what other us president was impeached?
bill clinton
who won the election of 1868?
u.s. grant
who were the white southners that formed secret societys to protect whites and to keep the freedmen from voting?
ku klux klan
who was the KKK leader and was known as the grand wizard?
Nathan Bedford Forrest
did rutherford b hayes beat samuel tilden in the election of 1876?
yes
when is the white rule of the south restored?
compromise of 1877
what was the greates failure of reconstruction?
white rule in the south