Johnsons Reconstruction Plan:
In johnsons plan he pardoned southerners who took the oath to the union, states were required to abolish slavery and repay the confederate debt. States could then have elections and join the union.
Black codes:
-Black people couldn't gather after sunset
-Black men had to sign a agreement that said they would work for a year and those who quite early usually lost all of there pay
- Black people could rent or own homes only in rural areas
- Black people who didn't work could be wiped, fine or sold for a years labor.
14 and 15 amendment
- Stated that all american citizens could vote, and the color or race of that person didn't matter.
-all people born in the united states are citizens and no state can make laws making a certain race abide by the rules which another race doesn't
Carpetbaggers
-carpetbaggers were greedy men who tried to profit from the southerners
-usually educated men who wanted to make money
Scalawags
- people who oppose secession
- many scalawags were poor but not all