Early Reconstruction
1. After the war, transportation in the South suffered MOST because?
most of the railroad tracks in the South had been destroyed.
What political party became Radical during Reconstruction?
Republicans
Why did large numbers of northerners move to the South during Reconstruction?
Profit from rebuilding efforts, Political opportunity, personal, moral, or religious motives.
What was one major result of the Compromise of 1877?
The end of reconstruction.
Which of the following phrases would a Republican congressman likely have used to describe President Johnson’s Reconstruction plans?
Lenient
Which states were not allowed to vote in the election of 1868?
Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi
List one accomplishment made by government in the South during reconstruction?
Rebuilt infrastructure, established public schools, improve public health systems, expand voting rights.
What was the separate but equal doctrine?
which industry’s decline would hurt the southern economy the MOST?
Agriculture
Name two things the Fourteenth Amendment set out to accomplish
Granted citizenship, equal protection under law, banned former confederates from office, Gave congress power to enforce.
What was the goal of the Ku Klux Klan?
Use violence or threats to restore white supremacy.
Why would the loss of farms make it especially difficult for the southern economy to recover?
The Southern economy was largely based on agriculture.
After the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln offered amnesty to most former Confederates.
Which of the following best explains what amnesty meant in this context?
Former Confederates would be forgiven and allowed to become citizens again if they took an oath of loyalty to the Union.
No voting, no jury service, restricted movement (property), labor contracts.
What were the social and political goals of Southern conservatives?
Maintain traditional social hierarchy, Limit black political power, restore democratic rule
What actions did southern states take to place limits on political participation of African Americans? (name two)
Poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, voter intimidation