Reconstruction Crossword
Across
- 2. President Johnson who never lost an election and couldn’t do this until he was 20 years old
- 5. Amendment added to the Constitution that gave citizens equal protection under the law
- 6. Many Republicans thought President Johnson was this
- 9. House of Representatives did this to President Johnson during his presidency
- 11. War that divided America and ended in 1865 (two words no spaces)
- 12. Person who taught Andrew Jackson how to write in his 20s
- 14. Last name of man who opposed slavery and helped with Johnson impeachment
- 15. Last name of U.S President during Civil War
- 16. College Thadeus Stevens graduated from in 1814
- 19. Amendment gave male Africans the right to vote
Down
- 1. During Reconstruction, many people thought this should happen to Confederate leaders
- 3. Many of these remained after Civil War, who would do the work of slaves that were free
- 4. President Johnson was not afraid to use this presidential power
- 7. Horrible event involving Africans forced to work on plantations that ended after Civil War
- 8. Amendment added to Constitution that abolished slavery in all states
- 10. Last name of U.S President after Lincoln
- 11. Type of foot Thadeus Stevens had
- 13. time period following the Civil War
- 16. Reconstruction Act did this to the south
- 17. Term given to some Republicans after Civil War who wanted South to be punished; they thought blacks were entitled to same political rights as whites
- 18. Both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson and Stevens grew up in this way