Question | Answer |
Freedmen | Men and women who had been slaves |
Reconstruction | The rebuilding of the South |
Ten Percent Plan | Under this plan, a southern state could form a new government after 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States |
Amnesty | A government pardon |
Wade-Davis Bill | A rival plan for Reconstruction; it required a majority of white men in each southern state to swear loyalty to the Union |
Freedman's Bureau | A government agency to help former slaves |
Thirteenth Amendment | It banned slavery throughout the nation |
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