Assassination and the south
What was the south like after the Civil War?
Homes and land was burned, 1/3 of soldiers don't return. The slaves are freed, but don't have a place to go.
What does the 13th amendment do?
Abolish slavery and remove the 3/5 compromise from the Constitution.
What was Johnson's Reconstruction plan for the South?
He wanted forgiveness and to allow states to continue to govern themselves. He did not want a change in the way the south functioned?
What are the names of laws written immediately after the Civil War that tries to keep black people from contributing to public life?
Black Codes
What was a great moment of hope for African-Americans in 1870s?
The huge numbers of Black men elected to office. Including 7 men elected to congress.
John Wilkes Booth.
What does the 14th amendment do?
Guarantee citizenship to African-Americans. This citizen is given from birth to all people born in this country.
What was the Republican's plan for Reconstruction?
Republicans wanted to create a system that guarantees equal rights for freed slaves. They used the military to guarantee these equal rights.
What is Vigilante Justice?
When people take the law into their own hands and try to use mob rule and intimidate.
What happened in the state of Tennessee in terms of African-American representation?
Many black men were elected to serve in the state house, including Samuel McElwee, who was nominated by Republicans for Speaker of the House.
How did the nation respond to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
The leaders in the nation were devastated. People were speechless. It ripped the heart of our nation.
What does the 15th amendment do?
How did Johnson respond to some of the Republican plans like extending the Freedmen's Bureau and the Civil Rights Act?
Johnson often vetoed bills that would give rights to former slaves. Johnson issued 29 vetoes during his presidency.
What did the KKK do in the South in the 1860s?
The KKK killed and intimidated African-Americans to try to prevent them from being a part of public life.
What did the KKK act of 1871 give the President the right to do?
What are some of the challenges that slaves face following the Civil War?
They have no money, they have no home, they have no where to go. There are 4 million free people in a land where people still look down on them.
What is the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
The Freedmen's Bureau provides support for freed slaves: job support, medical support, land support, educational support, family support, and societal support.
How did the Republicans change Johnson's plan for Reconstruction? What did the Republicans do differently than Johnson?
The Republicans divided the south into 5 military regions and forced rewriting of state governments. The Republicans sent troops to guarantee rights to African-Americans.
What is a poll tax?
A tax that tries and prevents certain groups of people from voting. The poll taxes were used to try and eliminate the black vote throughout the south.
What is the Compromise of 1877?
What is share cropping?
Southern land owners still needed help to work the land. They rented pieces to former slaves and took crops as payment. This often kept former slaves in debt and created a de facto slave system.
What are some of the lasting legacies of the Freedmen's Bureau that are still in our country today?
The biggest legacy is education: The Freedmen's Bureau started thousands of schools across the south. The Freedmen's Bureau also started 3 major colleges: Fisk University, Howard University, and Hampton University.
What eventually happens between Johnson and the Radical Republicans?
The Republicans impeach Johnson from the House. After 11 weeks of debate. Johnson escapes impeachment from the Senate by only one vote.
What are Jim Crow laws?
Laws written throughout the south with the goal of separating black people from political and social life. These laws keep the South separate creating white sections and black sections of public life.
What is your opinion of the Reconstruction ERA? Was it a success or a failure.
I will accept any answers.
I am looking for positives including Freedmen's Bureau, black representation in political life, and the 13th 14th and 15th amendments.
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I am looking for negatives including the rise of vigilante justice, the KKK, black codes, share cropping, and Jim Crow laws. I am also looking to tie this into Jim Crow laws that take over the south following the Compromise of 1877.