Reconstruction

5. The ___ Republicans pushed for strict Reconstruction requirements and protecting freed people's rights
6. First African American elected to the U.S. Senate — first and last name, no space
8. The ___ Amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States
10. Farming system that kept formerly enslaved people trapped in debt and economic dependence
11. President whose assassination left Reconstruction plans uncertain; known for the 10% Plan
12. The KKK — short for Ku Klux ___
13. Ulysses S. ___ — Union general elected president in 1868 who supported Reconstruction

1. The 10-year period after the Civil War to rebuild the South and reunite the nation
2. What Congress did to President Andrew Johnson — formally charged him with misconduct
3. Republican who won the presidency through the Compromise of 1877
4. The Freedmen's ___ provided food, shelter, and education to formerly enslaved people
7. era of racial segregation and oppression that followed Reconstruction
9. Samuel ___ — Democratic candidate who won the popular vote in the disputed 1876 election
10. White Southerner who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party