Reconstruction
Moving West
Gilded Age
Wild Card 1
100

white Southern politicians who returned their states to Democratic rule.

Redeemers

100

former slaves who sought opportunity in the West

Exodusters

100

period of outward prosperity and inward social problems (1877-1900)

Gilded Age

100

capitalized on his status as a Western hero by creating the Wild West Show:

William Cody

200

Two things accomplished in the Reconstruction Act of 1867

kept the South under martial law.

divided the South into military districts

200

The three groups who vied for opportunities in the West:

farmers, miners, ranchers

200

_________ was a corrupt political organization in ________ that diverted funds into the pockets of politicians. It was exposed and weakened by the free press.

Tammany Hall; New York City

200

The campaign of violence to drive Republicans from power in 1874:

Mississippi Plan

300

Summarize the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. (3 pts)

13th - freed slaves

14th - gave citizenship rights to "all persons born or naturalized in the U.S."

15th - gave former slaves the right to vote

300

List the provisions and at least two requirements of the Homestead Act.

  • Provisions: 160 acres of public land to settlers who agreed to cultivate the land for five years.
  • Requirements:  21 years old, build a 12X12 dwelling, farm the land, and maintain a well.
300

combination of several separate companies into one super-sized corporation

Capitalism, or a laissez-faire approach to business, means ____

Trust

Hands-off (government keeps its)

300

occurred when a ‘ghost dance’ was misinterpreted by the military, and 200 Sioux were killed

labor protest rally in Chicago that led to violence and turned into a setback for the labor movement.

Mutliple-family, multi-story dwellings in urban areas

Wounded Knee

Haymarket Riot

Tenements

400

Explain the difference between carpetbaggers & scalawags. Which was worse, in your opinion, and why?

Carpetbaggers - Northerners who came south to ‘help’ in reconstruction.
Scalawags - Southerners who supported Radical Reconstruction.

Opinion?

400

Explain the frontier thesis and argue for or against its viability using at least three facts. 

For: Fostered economic growth, individualism, and a unique American identity.

Against: It overlooks the negative impact on Native Americans and the environment.

400

Define Social Darwinism in terms of the marketplace. Does it align with Adam Smith’s views? Explain.

  • Social Darwinism: In a free market, only the strongest businesses survive. Less government.
  • Comparison to Smith: Social Darwinism practices laissez-faire economics, but Smith believed competition and morality would strengthen weaker businesses, not eliminate them.
400

Explain Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan and evaluate its constitutionality.

  • Explanation: Allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union if 10% of voters in the state swore allegiance to the Union and accepted the abolition of slavery.
  • Constitutionality: It was never tested. Offer your opinion—MUST be based on something in the Constitution.
500

Give the reason for, summarize, and evaluate the constitutionality of Sherman’s Field Order #15.


  • Reason: Provide land to freed slaves as a form of reparations and help them establish independence
  • Summary: Gave 40-acre plots to former slave families and military personnel
  • Constitutionality:  The Constitution does not grant the president power to redistribute land.
500

Explain the provisions of the Dawes Act and evaluate it from a biblical perspective.

Provisions: To assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal lands into individual plots and encouraging agriculture. It sought to break up communal land ownership.

Biblical Perspective: Promotes stewardship and individual responsibility, but undermines tribal communities and culture.

500

Compare Carnegie’s Vertical Integration with Horizontal Integration. In your understanding, which is more in line with Adam Smith’s views? Explain.

  • Vertical: Carnegie’s approach of owning all the stages of production (e.g., from raw materials to finished product).
  • Horizontal: Acquiring companies that produce similar goods to create a monopoly.
  • Smith’s Views: Vertical. It focuses on efficiency and reducing costs and allows for competition.
500

Explain the Tenure of Office Act and evaluate its constitutionality.

  • Explanation: President could not fire appointees without the Senate's approval. To protect Radical Republicans in office during Johnson's presidency.
  • Constitutionality: Ruled unconstitutional in 1926, because it limits executive power.
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