Flashcards in Chapter 15 Deck (43)
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Which president generally supported Lincoln's plans for Reconstruction?
Andrew Jackson
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For what alleged reason was Andrew Johnson impeached?
He dismissed a radical secretary of war
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List the provisions of the military Reconstruction Act.
1. The south was divided in 5 military districts
2. Each state had to pass the 14th amendments
3. Write a new constitution granting universal male suffrage regarding race.
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List the positive contributions of Radical government in the South?
1. Caused the disfranchisement of southern whites
2. Organized public school systems
3. Rebuilt transportation
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After the war what did Robert E. lee do?
Became president of Washington college
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Why did sharecropping become common in the south during the Reconstruction??
The south couldn't supply sufficient funds to pay wages
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What was the most severe depression in the first 100 years of America's history?
Panic of 73
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What extremist group opposed Radical Reconstruction and sought to prevent blacks from voting during reconstruction?
Klu klux Klan
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True or False: President Johnson was not removed from the office because Congress was 1 vote short of the 2/3 majority.
True
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Which scandal involved a groups criminal use of funds intended for railroad construction?
Credit Mobilier Scandal
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True or False:The Republicans heavy handed effort to control the South created a powerful block of voters who would support and agree with them for almost a century.
False; their heavy handed way to opposing the South caused others to disagree with them
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True or False:The radicals agreed with Lincoln concerning the percentage of Southern white males who should take the oath of allegiance before a state was the readmitted to the Union.
False; they didn't agree with Lincoln
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True or False:The hardships of Reconstruction forced the South to produce staples, such as wheat and rice, rather than cash crops, such as cotton and tobacco.
False; they needed cash crops
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Who were northern radicals who moved to the South?
Carpetbaggers
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What is the denial of the right to vote?
Disfranchisement
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Who were Southerners who supported radicals and were friends with carpetbaggers?
Scalawags
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What was the method for freed slaves to farm the land without cash?
Sharecropping
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True or False: The radicals didn't agree with Lincoln concerning the percentage of Southern white males who should take the oath of allegiance before a state was readmitted to the Union.
True
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What is political corruption?
Grantism
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What is paper money that wasn't backed by gold or silver?
Greenbacks
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What does it mean to not be backed by gold or silver?
If the government folded papermoney would be worthless
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What is Indictment of a political official by Congress?
Impeachment
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Who were Northern Republicans who opposed the radicals in 1872?
Liberal Republican
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Who enacted universal manhood suffrage; organized public school systems and rebuilt roads?
Radical governments in the South
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True or False:Early in Reconstruction Radical Republicans gained control of state governments in the South by accepting the votes of anyone even the former Confederates.
False; the didn't want the Confederates to vote or the southern majority to win
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True or False: The Republicans heavy handed effort to control the South caused others to opposed to disagree with them.
True
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Who were Southerns who wanted to restore white majority rule?
Redeemers
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What was passed by president Johnson's Reconstruction States immediately after the war; attempt to regulate the conduct of former slaves?
Black Codes
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What:
- caused division of the South into 5 military districts
- imposed military occupation on the South
- required each state to write a new constitution providing for universal male suffrage regardless of race and to pass the 14th amendment
Military Reconstruction Act
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