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Chapter 11
Chapter 11-Reconstruction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The name given to the period between the end of the Civil War and 1877, the year the federal government withdrew its last troops from the South; describes attempts to reconstruct the nation in the aftermath of secession and civil war. | Reconstruction |
| The name given to former slaves. | Freedmen |
| Pres. Lincoln’s 1863 plan for Reconstruction. | Ten percent plan |
| Members of Congress who thought the people of the South should be punished for seceding and, in their view, causing the war. | Radical Republicans |
| The process of bringing charges of wrongdoing against a public official while that official is still in office | Impeachment |
| The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, founded in 1865 to provide emergency relief to poor southerners. | Freedmen’s Bureau |
| Laws passed in many southern states after the Civil War that were designed to regulate the labor, movements, and behavior of former slaves. | Black Codes |
| Four pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 1867 and 1868 that divided the states of the former Confederacy into five districts and put them under military control. | Reconstruction Acts |
| To take away the right to vote from someone. | Disfranchise |
| An insulting term applied to northerners who came south during Reconstruction; they were suspected of taking advantage of postwar conditions to gain political power and to enrich themselves. | Carpetbagger |
| A board founded during Reconstruction that had the power to determine whether election outcomes were legitimate or the product of fraud or intimidation. | Returning board |
| Democrats who, after the end of Military Reconstruction, saw themselves as redeeming southern honor as they returned white Democratic political control in the South. | Redeemers |
| The term used to describe the return of white Democratic political control after Reconstruction. | home rule |
| Which explains why former Confederates were unable to vote during the time of military Reconstruction? | They were unable to take an oath that they had been loyal to the Union. |
| Which event marks the end of the Reconstruction period? | federal troops withdrawn |
| This New Orleans scene would have occurred following which Constitutional Amendment? | 15th |
| How were Lincoln and Johnson’s Reconstruction plans similar? | They both focused on quickly reintegrating the rebel states. |
| Which occurred in Louisiana as a result of Johnson’s lenient Reconstruction policies? | Former Confederates were able to regain control of the state legislature. |
| Which action would have been supported by Section 4 of the Black Code? | Freedmen were required to sign a labor contract. |
| How did Northerners respond to the passage of Black Codes in Southern states? | They saw them as an extension of slavery and called for firmer federal legislation. |
| What started the riot at the Mechanics’ Institute? | a gun shot |
| What evidence from the drawing supports the claim of one newspaper that this was “an absolute massacre”? | The white men are killing unarmed freedmen. |
| Which happened as a result of the 1866 Mechanics’ Institute Riot? | Northern outrage led to the election of more Radical Republicans and stricter legislation. |
| What is another name for the time period when the South was subject to the Reconstruction Acts? | Military Reconstruction |
| During Military Reconstruction, what requirements had to be met before a state could adopt a new constitution and elect a new state government? | ratify the 14th Amendment and register former male slaves and free men of color to vote |
| How were Louisiana’s March 1868 elections affected by the disfranchisement of a large number of Democrats? | Republicans took control of the state government. |
| How was the Constitution of 1868 different from the Constitution of 1864? | It gave more equality to freedmen. |
| Who was the first African American to be elected to a statewide office in Louisiana? | Oscar Dunn |
| Which explains why former Confederate Democrats were upset with the outcome of the election of 1868? | The state was now being governed by a former Union soldier, a man of color, and a legislature with black members. |
| Which explains why many Louisiana elections were disputed in the late 1800s? | voter fraud and intimidation |
| Which event led to the tragic events at Colfax in 1873? | dispute over local election results |
| Based on the cartoon, how would the purpose of the White League be described? | They were committed to restoring the state to white Democratic rule by whatever means necessary. |
| Who served as Louisiana’s last governor during Reconstruction? | Francis T. Nicholls |
| Which phrase explains how the Black Codes influenced Governor Pinchback’s views? | by emphasizing African Americans’ continued struggle for equality |
| Which statement best explains how Louisiana was affected by Reconstruction? | It placed Louisiana under the direct military control of the U.S. military. |
| Which statements best explain why many white southern citizens were concerned about the arrival of carpetbaggers? | Carpetbaggers were associated with the values of the northern Radical Republicans. Carpetbaggers were thought to be stealing the wealth of the South. |
| Which statement describes an action taken by white southerners who opposed the principles in the Louisiana Constitution of 1868,? | They founded a secret society known as the Ku Klux Klan. |
| Which statement explains why the state legislature passed the new Louisiana Constitution of 1868? | Reconstruction laws required Louisiana to abolish slavery and provide civil rights to African Americans. |
| Which Amendment abolished slavery? | 13th |
| Which Amendment granted suffrage for African Americans over the age of 21? | 15th |
| Which Amendment granted African Americans citizenship and equal protection against the law? | 14th |
| Which conclusion can be drawn about the Constitution of 1868? | It was written by Republicans seeking African American support. |
| Which best characterizes LA's Reconstruction Period? | change and violence |
| Which LA Constitution is illustrated in the political cartoon labeled "We accept the Situation"? | Constitution of 1868 |
| Which are paramilitary groups that are formed to wreak havoc and create terror among black Republican voters? | Knights of the White Camelia, Ku Klux Klan, and White League |
| Which were deadly incidents in LA where where white Democrats confronted Republicans over voting results or on the issue of black Republican voters? | Battle of Liberty Place, Colfax Massacre & Mechanics Institute Riot |
| Which president promised to remove all Feral troops from the south? | Rutherford B. Hayes |
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