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Down: 1) 1865 - Temporary Agency created after the end of the Civil War, temporarily provided aid to newly freed blacks, poor whites, and some native Americans (Cherokee and Creek tribal members)3) Ended the Era of Reconstruction, stated that Hayes would be president over Tilden, on the condition that a Southern Transcontinental Railroad be built and federal troops be removed from the South.5) "First Round" of Reconstruction plans, supported by Lincoln and Johnson believed it was the executive's power to rebuild the South 8) 1876 - Denied the President the power to remove anyone who had been appointed to a position by a past president without the consent and approval of the U.S. Senate 11) Famous Radical Republicans representing Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives hoped to revolutionize Southern Society through an extended period of military rule, where blacks could exercise their rights in public and be educated in public schools, as well as receive land confiscated from former plantation owners.12) Credit System used by Cotton farmers in the United States in the South from 1860s to 1930s. Sharecroppers and tenant farmers obtained supplies on credit from merchants who held a legal claim (a lien) on the crops as collateral for the loan, sales from the cotton went directly to the merchants, and what was left went to the farmers.15) Declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens and granted them equal rights under the law, including the right to own property, make contracts, and sue in court, and forbade the states to discriminate because of race or color, in cases where these rights were violated, federal troops would be used for enforcement.19) Paper money not supported by Gold that was circulated during the Civil War, leading to debt and inflation 20) Northerners moved to the South during Reconstruction for economic and financial opportunities.22) A scandal in 1872, which involved Union Pacific Railroad executives forming a construction company, "Credit Mobilier", and then overcharging themselves to build the Transcontinental Railroad, bribed executives to ensure it could be carried out.25) Term of derision (tauntingly) used in the South during reconstruction referring to white southern republicans.26) A major financial crisis that triggered a severe economic depression in the United States and Europe, starting with the collapse of Jay Cooke & Company, a bank heavily invested in the development of railroads, occurred around the start of President Grant's Second term.

Across: 2) System in which farm laborers give most of their crops to their landowners as rent and only kept some for themselves 4) Refers to the fundamental principle, enshrined in the Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment, guaranteeing fairness and justice in legal proceedings, ensuring individuals aren't deprived of life, liberty, or property without proper legal procedures and protections 6) A Republican president who took office in 1877, governor of Ohio, passed the COmpromise of 1877 in which the Last of the Union troops were removed from the South 7) Lincoln's reconstruction plan, which required that 10% of voters in a state pledge loyalty to the US before it could rejoin the Union 9) Passed in 1870-1871, also known as the KKK Acts, prohibited states from discriminating against voters on the basis of race, and to combat the actions of the Klan 10) The Amnesty Act of 1872, passed by Congress and approved by President Ulysses S. Grant, granted a general pardon to most former Confederates, except top leaders, removing restrictions on their ability to vote, hold office, or own land, effectively reversing penalties imposed by the Fourteenth Amendment.13) Ratified in 1868, Granted U.S. Citizenship to former slaves, guaranteeing equal protections under the law 14) African American Senator from the South during the era of Reconstruction 16) Refers to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments 17) Loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or a group/cause 18) 1865-1877, the Period after the Civil War during which Northern political leaders created political plans for the governance and reintroduction of the South into the Union.21) "Second Round" of reconstruction after the congressional election of 1866, when dominant republics in Congress unified and took a more radical stance on reconstruction, had Andrew Johnson impeached in 1867.23) Divided the former Confederate States into 5 military districts, governed by military governors, requiring them to first ratify the 14th amendment and to draft new constitutions before being readmitted into the Union 24) Series of 1873, Supreme Court Case decisions that narrowly interpreted the 14th amendment's privileges and immunities, limiting its protection to federal citizenship rights and not state citizenship rights.27) Ratified in 1870, Granted suffrage rights to all African American males 28) The constitutional process by which a sitting president or other federal officials can be charged with misconduct, potentially leading to their removal from office, a process that involves the House of Representatives initiating charges and the Senate conducting a trial 29) 1884 - Made readmittance to the Union for former Confederate states depend on a majority (50% voter pledge of loyalty to the US) in each state, pocket vetoed by Lincoln before his assassination 30) Ratified in 1865, Made Slavery illegal 31) A faction of the Republican Party that advocated Civil Rights for Blacks, this faction was in control of the Congressional Reconstruction and opposed Andrew Johnson and his Presidential Reconstruction Plan 32) The last of the Civil Rights reforms passed by Congress during Reconstruction. This act aimed to guarantee equal access to public accommodations and transportation, but it was later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1883 33) Lincoln's assassin, a Confederate sympathizer, and an American actor

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