Reconstruction

9. Four federal statutes passed by the U.S. Congress between 1867 and 1868 that established military rule over the former Confederate states
10. A political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854
12. Laws some southern states designed to maintain White supremacy
15. Derogatory term used by Southerners to describe Northerners who moved into the South during Reconstruction
16. President Abraham Lincoln's Plan for the Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union once 10% of its 1860 voters took an oath of allegiance to the United States and accepted the abolition of slavery
18. A U.S. government agency established in 1865 to aid formerly enslaved people and poor whites
19. A farmer who works land owned by someone else and, in exchange for their labor, receives a portion of the crop's yield, rather than cash wages
20. The amendment that abolisted slavery

1. A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights
2. The agreement between Republicans and Democrats, after the contested election of 1876
3. A term used for Southern White people committed to rolling back the gains of Reconstruction
4. This bill created a framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union if 50% of white men swore they were never a part of the Confederacy
5. The right or chance to express an opinion or participate in a decision
6. A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote
7. A farmer or farmworker who resides and works on land owned by a landlord
8. A derogatory term used by Southerners to describe other Southerners who cooperated with Union officials
11. A loyalty oath used during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era that required federal employees, elected officials, and others to swear they had not voluntarily supported the Confederacy
13. The amendment that guarantees equal protection within jurisdiction
14. The amendment that allowed people to vote regardless of race
17. A process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct