Economy
This collapse was disastrous for the nation's economy
The Panic of 1873
What is Reconstruction?
Reconstruction refers to the period in United States history after the Civil War when the federal government set the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union.
Which Amendment abolished slavery?
Who were the 3 individuals who made plans for Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and the Radical Republicans
Reconstruction was the plan to rebuild the south economically and politically
True
Most small white farmers that were thrown into poverty by the war entered into the ___ production industry, which caused new systems of labor to slowly emerge to take the place of slavery
The cotton production industry
Reconstruction government changed what for education in the South?
They established their own schools and advocated for public education
Which of amendment prohibited denial of the rights to vote because of race but not gender?
The 15th Amendment
Out of all 3 plans that were proposed, which plan did we end up using for Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan
The legal segregation of races was a result of
Jim Crow Laws
True or False: Republicans & Democrats paid more attention to Reconstruction as it helped society grow rather than fixing the economy
False, the Republicans & Democrats put fixing economic declines first
This agency was passed by Congress to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans
Freedmen's Bureau
The 13th Amendment was or was not passed before the end of the Civil War?
Yes, the 13th Amendment was passed before the end of the Civil War.
The Radical Republicans wanted harsher measures done in the South, more protection for the Freedmen, and more guarantees that the Confederate nationalism was eliminated.
The 3 presidents during Reconstruction were...
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant (1865-1877).
Republican policy in the South tried to transform the region into ____ economy like the North
These are laws passed in Southern states that restricted travel and other activities of freed slaves
Black Codes
Which Amendment gave all citizens equal rights under the Constitution?
The 14th Amendment.
Abraham Lincoln proposed this plan to enforce 10% of the voters within the Confederate states swear allegiance to the Union and recognize the emancipation of former slaves
The 10% Plan
The 3 phases of Reconstruction were...
Wartime, Presidential, and Radical or Congressional
Economically, did the North or South benefit more during Reconstruction?
The South benefited more from Reconstruction due to making more profit from new methods of farming to raise larger crops
This Bill was the result of a Radical Republican's response to the 10% Plan which required a majority of the citizens to take an oath of allegiance to join the Union
Wade-Davis Bill
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were adopted between...?
Between 1865 and 1870.
Who didn't sign the Wade Davis Bill which made it a Bill instead of a law?
Abraham Lincoln (you need the president's signature to make a bill into a law)
About how many freedmen were there in the US after the Civil War
About 4 million