Reconstruction

2. Lincoln’s lenient plan that required only a small portion of a state's voters to pledge loyalty.
4. The 1896 Supreme Court case ________ v. Ferguson which established "separate but equal."
7. The amendment that granted "equal protection under the law" and citizenship to all born in the U.S.
10. The ________ of 1877 resulted in the removal of federal troops, effectively ending Reconstruction.
12. The 1864 bill that required a majority (50%+) of white male citizens to take a loyalty oath.
13. The amendment guaranteeing that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race.

1. An economic system that replaced slavery but often left freedmen in a cycle of debt.
3. Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction for political or economic gain.
5. The President who took over after Lincoln and allowed Southern states to pass "Black Codes."
6. White Democrats who "rescued" the South from Republican rule at the end of the era.
8. The faction of Republicans who wanted to transform Southern society and punish former Confederates.
9. The first Reconstruction amendment, which legally ended slavery in America.
11. Under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867, the South was divided into five ________ districts.