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Since the Civil War
US History Since the Civil War
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the impact of the war on the nation? | 1) 62,000 died 2) Property in South destroyed/economy in ruins 3) Northern's economy a strong basis for indian revolution. 4) Legislation helps North |
| What happened to the Morrill Tariff? | It was doubled. |
| What is the National Banking Act? | was adopted after the homestead act in 1863. |
| What was the transcontintental Railroad? | Land from Omaha to Sacramento |
| The Homestead Act | granted 160 acres to settlers who agreed to work the land for 5 years. |
| The Morill Land Grant | provided federal aid to stte colleges of "agriculture and mechanic arts. |
| Freedman's Bureau of March 1862 | 1) social help relief 2) some education limited the chance to buy land 3) run by the war department, most say NOT effective |
| Lincoln's proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction was granted a full pardon if? | 1) Renovence session 2) adopt the 13th ammendment |
| David Blight called Lincoln's Plan what? | Lenient, Rapid, Presidential |
| the 13th ammendment | abolished slavery in the Union |
| the Ten Percent Plan is _________? | 10% of voters in 1860 took an oath to upport the union so that states in south can get back into the Union |
| Who were the Radical Republicans? | Henry, Winter Davis, Benjamin Wade, |
| Who was Benjamin Wade? | Senator for Ohio- Wade-Davis Bill |
| Who was Henry Davis? | Representative of Maryland- Wade-Davis bill |
| What was the Wade-Davis bill? | It passes congress |
| What was the "ironclad oath"? | 50 percent of states take this oath to never support confederacy |
| What was Lincoln's response? | said NO to the bill |
| What was the Wade-Davis manifesto? | said that the President has no authority among reconstruction |
| What 4 states were not part of the "Lincoln States"? | Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Virgina |
| Who was John Wilkes Booth? | April 14, 1865 |
| What was the conspiracy? | Vice Pesident, Secretary of State and others- President Andrew Johnson is sworn in. |
| What was Andrew Johnson's background? | A self-taught tailor, southerner from Tennessee, former democrat republican, former slave owner, "provincial and bigoted", hated the white planter aristocracy of the south, chosen by Abe to run as Vice Pres. in 1864 to get votes. |
| What was Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan? | It was carried out during 8 months when congress was not in session. |
| What was the Southern response to the elections and Black Codes? | violence- Southern whites passed these laws because they feared black political influence,Wealthy southern landowners, for their part, supported the black codes because the codes ensured that they would have a stable and reliable black workforce |
| Who was Charles Sumner? | Senator- radical republican opposed Abe's Reconstruction plan as too lenient |
| Who was Thaddeus Stevens? | Representative- radical republican opposed Abe's Reconstruction plan as too lenient |
| What were the goals of the Radical Republicans? | Revenge on south, protect right of freedom, want power and control |
| AJ fights Congress- Freedman's Bureau | Congress passes bill- AJ vetos it- Congress passes it again. 29 vetos. 17 overrides. |
| What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866? | All persons - full and equal protection of all laws. |
| What is the 14th ammendment? | forbade any person to deprive any person "of life, liberty, property, whouth due process of law" or "deny any person equal protection of the laws" |
| What were the results of 1866 "off-year" elections? | Huge Gains in congress for radicals- who now have all the power. |
| What does "swing around the circle" mean? | placed the blame on Radical Republicans in Congress during his infamous “Swing Around the Circle,” speech in which he traveled throughout the country giving speeches that lambasted Republicans, pro-war Democrats, and blacks |
| What was the Command of the Army Act? | all presidential orders go through the general of the Army |
| What was the Military Reconstruction Act? | South was divided into 5 military districts -Federal troops to enforce laws and keep order |
| What is the Tenure of Office Act? | President can't fire cabinet member without congressioanl approval |
| Why did President Johnson fire Edwin Stanton? | he was a radial republican spy violated dthe Tenure office act |
| The Articles of Impeachment in the House of Representatives | were passed with 126-47 votes- needed majority |
| How was the trial? What was the vote? and did Johnson keep his job? | the trial was a huge event that lasted for 5 weeks. 35 vote quality, 12 democrats vote not guilty, 7 radical republicans vote not guilty 35-19 vote, yes he keeps his job. |
| Why did the 7 republicans vote not guilty? | bad press, had enemies, political pay-offs |
| What was Johnson's last act in office? | pardons Jefferson Davis |
| What was the Republican record in the south? republican rule? | Republicans cast 2449 votes, made up of mostly blacks and federal officials. |
| What is the 15th ammendment and were women included? | the right to vote shall not be denied on account of race. |
| What was the Union League? | every black male in South Carolina joined, 90% black males voted almost entirely for republicans. hundreds of freedmen in writing new state constitution, some were elected to goverment positions. |
| What were the 3 groups that made-up the Radical Republican Reconstruction in the South? | Freedmen, White Northerners/carpetbaggers, White Southerners/ Scalliwags. |
| How did the Conservative White Democrats regain power? | Ku Klux Klan- 1) attack freedmen and white republicans 2) intimidate 3) Terror wing of Dem.l Party |
| Who were the "Bourbon Redeemeres"? | from France "forgot nothin, learned nothin" white Democrats "save" South from yankee domination. |
| What three states had Republican leadership in 1876? | Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina |
| Who was in the 1868 election and who won? | Rep. Grant, Dem. Horatio Seymour Grant wins 286-66 |
| The Force Acts were? | to crush the Klan which made 1872 peaceful in the South. |
| Who was in the 1872 election and who won? | Grant"Grant us another term" vs Horace " mindbaggin choice" Gnully - Grant wins 286-66 |
| What was the "era of good Stealings"? | Jay and Jim Gold stocks, Credit mobility, Whiskey Ring, Indian contracts, Thomas Nast vs Boss Tweed. Did Grant know of profit? |
| Who were Boss Tweed and Thomas Nast and what happened between them? | Cartoonists- Boss Tweed in NYC 200 million, Thomas Nast depression ot 1873 lasted 6 years. |
| What was the Depression of 1873 like? | Lasted 6 years |
| Who was in the election of 1876? What happened? | US Grant tried to run a third term, there was alot of propaganda, corruption of Grant Administration and the continuing depression. |
| Who was the Republican and Democrat in the 1876 election? What was the result? | Rep. Rutherford Hayes and Dem. Samuel Tilden Hayes wins 185-184 by one vote |
| Which states contested the results of the 1876 election? | Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida |
| The Electoral Count Act | No clear constitutional guidance- sets up the Electoral Count Commission |
| The Electoral Count Commission | 5 House of Representatives , 5 Senators, 5 Supreme Court Judges, 7 Democrats, 7 Republicans and 1 Independent Judge |
| The "Compromise of 1877" was? | Democrats wanted Tilden but wanted to runs South more Republicans wanted Hayes and had given up on Reconstruction came up with a DEAL to accept Hayes and remove remaining troops from south and to enforce ammendments |
| The Legacy of Reconstruction was? | "the whole South ....has got back into the hands of the very men who held us slaves" |
| Civil Service Reform | (Government Jobs) Fires NY customs collector Chester Arthur |
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