Dates
African Americans
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
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1863
What year did Reconstruction begin?
100
Aimed for independence and equal rights
What were the primary goals of African Americans, after the Civil War?
100
Full forgiveness to southerners who swore allegiance to Union and US Constitution & accepted the emancipation of slaves. Not strict on states that seceded, for fast rebuildment of the nation
What was Lincoln's initial plan to approach Reconstruction (NOT his 10% Plan)
100
Required 50% of state voters to take loyalty oath
Describe the Wade-Davis Bill.
100
Landlord would supply seeds and other necessary farming supplies in order to receive (usually) half of earnings Gave poor rural blacks and whites the change to work a piece of land, but they usually relied on the landowners or were in debt
Describe Sharecropping
200
1864
What year was the Wade-Davis bill established?
200
After Reconstruction, African Americans gained more freedom Allowed Southern blacks to establish families, become literate, achieve independence Left white dominated churches and migrated to Negro Baptists and African Methodist Episcopal Churches--black minister important role
Describe the life of a freed African American.
200
Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan: State government could be accepted by the US president if at least 10% of voters in that state took loyalty oath
Describe Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan.
200
Radical: Fought for the civil rights for blacks Struggled for four years to create equality (Charles Sumner, Thaddeus Stevens) Moderate: Mainly focused on economic growth for middle class whites Most Republicans
What were the two types of Republicans? (describe them)
200
Associated with the Freedmen's Bureau. Helped establish 3,000 schools for freed blacks
Who was Oliver Howard
300
March 1865
What month and year was the Freedmen's Bureau's established?
300
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Another name for the Freedmen's Bureau.
300
Full forgiveness to southerners who swore allegiance to Union and US Constitution & accepted the emancipation of slaves
Describe Lincoln's Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.
300
All individuals born in the US are citizens--obligated states to respect the rights of US citizens and provide them with equal protection of the laws
What was the Fourteenth Amendment?
300
The Force Acts of 1870 and 1871.
What act passed by Congress ended the violence of the KKK?
400
From 1863- Spring of 1866 (approximately a little over two years)
How long did the first round of Reconstruction go on for? (years)
400
Controlled rights and freedom of newly freed blacks Ensured blacks could not rent land or borrow money to buy land Forced freedmen to sign work contracts Prohibited blacks from testifying against whites in court
What were black codes? State four facts.
400
Lincoln encouraged Northerners to accept Louisiana as a reconstructed
Essential plans stated in Lincoln's last speech
400
Charles Sumner of Massachusetts: Leading radical in Senate Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania: hoped to transform southern society, by making blacks free, through period of military rule
Two examples of Radical Republicans and describe them.
400
Under Ulysses Grant. Allowed equal treatment in public places, ensured African Americans cannot be denied from juries Law poorly enforce
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was under what President? And describe the act.
500
April 11, 1865
Exact date of Lincoln's last speech.
500
Blanche K. Bruce and Hiram Revels
The name of two black senators who were sent to Congress
500
"I prefer that it were now conferred on the very intelligent, and on those who serve our cause as soldiers."
Famous quote Lincoln stated in his last speech
500
Confirmed that Congress has the right to decide if reconstructed states can rejoin nation
How was Congress apart of the Report of the Joint Committee?
500
Successes: Improved state constitutions in the South by allowing all males to vote, "..property rights for women debt relief, and modernized penal codes..." Encouraged buildings of roads, bridges Reformers create state supported schools Failures: Republicans had a corrupt and wasteful connotation Republican politicians took advantage of their power to bribe contractors who did business with the state
What were the successes and failures under the Republican Record? (two of each)
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