AMH-2020 : key_terms.docx
Document Summary
Emancipation: the act of freeing from slavery or bondage: goal shared by slaves and abolitionists alike that occurred with the passage of the thirteenth amendment in 1865. Reconstruction plan (abraham lincoln): felt that it was an executive responsibility it was imperative that the plan focused on national unity by the means of a quick, forgiving political reconciliation: plan did not guarantee black rights. The former slaves, were only guaranteed the right to not be slave: gave a speech on march 4, 1865 (second inaugural speech) he aimed his plan strictly at ending the war and slavery. Proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction: issued in december 1863 by. Lincoln proposed a full pardon to rebels willing to renounce secession and to attempt emancipation: pardons were valuable because it returned all lost property (excluding slaves) and full political rights. Reconstruction plan (andrew johnson): stressed reconciliation between the. Union and the confederacy and a rapid reconciliation between the two.
