histrory reconstruction test on 11-14-08
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| show | After the war, the society, government and economy of the South was completely destroyed. Production was nearly halted Poverty and hunger were rampant Reconstruction means to rebuild the South and re-integrate it with Northern government, society and econ
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| show | Lincoln insisted that lenient terms of surrender be given to the South. He knew that a successful reconstruction would need to heal physical, economic and emotional wounds. In order for the country to proceed, grudges would have to die.He promised “mali
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| Wade-Davis Bill and Lincoln's reaction | show 🗑
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| show | Ratified in 1865 Made involuntary servitude illegal in all parts of the U.S. Allowed Congress to enforce this by “appropriate legislation”
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| show | Created by Congress in 1865 Congress created the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands The first major national social welfare program Designed to help displaced and poor whites and newly freed blacks Supplied food and medical services, built s
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| show | Blacks wanted land but most could not afford it. This lead to many seeking rental arrangements.After the war, the South had little cash and few sources of credit. Also, few whites would rent to blacks.The Sharecropping system was developed, whereby blac
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| show | During reconstruction, southerners focused their agriculture on cotton, a crop with a bright past and a dim future.During the Civil War, foreign countries stopped buying from the South and instead turned to Brazil, India and Egypt.The increased global sup
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| show | Johnson was very lenient on everyday southerners.He pardoned many lower-ranking Confederates and supported a swift and easy path back to statehood for the south. All a state needed was a constitution that outlawed slavery and admitted that secession was
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| show | prevented blacks from certain jobs, from schooling, and forced them to carry passes, observe curfews, and live in restricted housing.
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| Southern Race Violence | show 🗑
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| Congress vs. Johnson(attacks and counterattacks - vetoes and impeachment) | show 🗑
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| show | Guaranteed equal citizenship and rights to all persons “born or naturalized” in the U.S.Barred any state from taking a person’s life, liberty or property without “due process” of lawStated that the U.S. would not pay back debts incurred by the Confederacy
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| show | This was the actual plan by which states could be admitted to the Union.The South was divided into 5 districts, each controlled by a Union General who preserved all rights guaranteed by the constitution.Allowed for re-admission once 1) all men over 21 (no
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| show | Senators Stevens and Sumner planned to redistribute confiscated confederate lands thusly:10% would go to freedmen in 40 acre plotsThe rest would be sold to pay Union soldiers’ pensions, compensate loyal southerners for damaged property and payment of fede
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| 15th Amendment | show 🗑
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| show | Election of 1876 – Samuel Tilden (D) v. Rutherford Hayes (R).The election was very close, and the outcomes were disputed in Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina. There were accusations of fraud.Congress was deadlocked in finding a solution.Compromise of 18
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| show | Blacks vote in large numbers – some are even elected to state legislatures. Whites quickly resent this. (448)Many blacks are still held in bondage based on guardianship and apprentice laws.Whites try to prevent blacks from acquiring land in the south.Ind
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