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US chapter 15
Reconstruction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What president generally supported Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction? | Andrew Johnson |
| For what reason was Andrew Johnson impeached? | He dismissed a Radical Secretary of war |
| What were the provisions of the Military Reconstruction Act? | South was divided into 5 military districts, each state had to pass the 14th amendment, Each state had to write a new constitution granting universal male suffrage regardless of race |
| The positive contributions of Radical governments in the South? | public school system, universal manhood suffrage, and rebuilding of transportation system |
| Who was Hiram Revels? | the first African American to serve in congress |
| Why did sharecropping become common in the South during Reconstruction? | The South lacked sufficient money to pay wages |
| In what scandal did Fisk and Gould participate? | manipulating the price of gold |
| Why was Tammany Hall allowed to continue its corruption? | Democratic leaders needed its help for votes |
| What is meant by “waving the bloody shirt”? | to blame democrats for the Civil War |
| What did the Republicans offer Southern Democrats in return for their support in electing Rutherford B. Hayes? | the removal of federal troops from the South |
| first president to be impeached | Andrew Johnson |
| one of the most scandal-ridden administrations in American history | Ulysses S. Grant |
| corrupt leader who defrauded New York City | William Tweed |
| cartoonist who advocated political reform | Thomas Nast |
| eccentric New York newspaper editor who ran against Grant in 1872 | Horace Greeley |
| lawyer who helped to reform corruption in New York City | Samuel J. Tilden |
| victor of the most disputed presidential election in American history | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Republican minority that wanted to deal harshly with the South | Radical Republicans |
| indictment of a political official by Congress | impeachment |
| Northern Radical who moved South | carpetbagger |
| Southern Radical | scalawag |
| denial of the right to vote | disfranchisement |
| method for freed slaves to farm the land without cash | sharecropping |
| Southerner who wanted to restore white majority rule | redeemer |
| term for political corruption | ”Grantism” |
| Northern Republicans who opposed the Radicals in 1872 | Liberal Republicans |
| Paper money not backed by gold or silver | greenbacks |
| The North’s attempt to rebuild the South | Reconstruction |
| Government agency designed to help freed slaves | Freedman’s Bureau |
| extremist group that opposed Radical Reconstruction | Ku Klux Klan |
| criminal use of funds intended for railroad construction | Credit Mobilier Scandal |
| conspiracy to cheat the government out of excise taxes | Whiskey Ring |
| agreement to remove federal troops from the South | Compromise of 1877 |
| unanimous support of the Democratic party in the former Confederacy | Solid South |
| Lincoln’s attempt to reestablish civilian government in the South quickly | Ten percent plan |
| requirement that a majority of voters in each Southern state sign an oath of allegiance | Wade-Davis Bill |
| requirement of Senate consent before a president can dismiss a cabinet member | Tenure of Office Act |
| abolition of slavery | Thirteenth Amendment |
| guarantee of citizen rights | Fourteenth Amendment |
| division of the South into five military districts | Military Reconstruction Act |
| attempt to regulate the conduct of former slaves | Black Codes |
| What term refers to the National government’s attempt to rebuild the South following the Civil War? | Reconstruction |
| Which executive officials were protected by the Tenure of Office Act? | Cabinet members |
| What was the most severe depression in the first one hundred years of American history? | Panic of ‘73 |
| Describe the effects that the Military Reconstruction Act had on the South. | read page 330 |
| List at least two positive accomplishments of the Radical governments of the South. Then explain why Southerners nonetheless resented those governments. | read page 338 |
| What was beneficial about Reconstruction? What aspects of Reconstruction were harmful and way? (25pts on Test) | Study notes and reading to answer this essay question |
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