Abraham Lincoln
What year did Abraham Lincoln run for president?
Lincoln ran for President in 1860
What is the freedmen's Bureau?
The Freedmen’s Bureau, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former slaves and poor white people in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
which civil war battle had the most casualties?
the Battle of Gettysburg with a between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties on both sides
What is racial etiquete?
Racial etiquette regulated relationships between whites and blacks. Usually, these costums belittle and humiliated African Americans affirming their second-class status.
What was the Ku Klux Klan?
The Ku Klux Klan. “A secret society dedicated to the supremacy of white people in the United States. It began in the South during the time of Reconstruction and attempted to terrorize the many southern blacks and carpetbaggers who had replaced white southerners in positions of power.”.
How did Lincoln’s point of view change during his presidency?
President Abraham Lincoln changed his views on slavery from being complacent about it to becoming against slavery. On top of that Lincoln also vastly expanded presidential war power in order to preserve the union.
What is a radical republican?
The Radical Republicans led the way in supporting abolition and the war. They also proposed laws to ensure rights for African Americans.
How do the war deaths of the civil war compare to other American wars?
Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation's wars. 620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts.
What was the Louisiana literacy test?
The Louisiana Literacy Test was designed so that the test-takers would pass or fail at the discretion of the person who administered the test.
For what reasons did some African Americans leave the South?
African Americans in the South found themselves extremely poor since the war. They were very poor, and very ignorant, and very timid, and surrounded by savage neighbors that judged them based off race. They wanted leave and have better and equal opportunities.
What was Lincoln’s a goals/Objectives as president of the United States.
Although president Lincolns view has changed multiple times as president his goal was always to restore the union.
Describe the thirteenth Amendment?
the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States and states that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.".
Why was the Missouri Compromise of 1820 a failure?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a failure because after the Missouri crisis it was no longer possible to pretend that the United States was a single nation with a single set of national interests.
What are the Jim Crow laws?
The Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
According to The Nation, what were the problems that the African Americans faced during Reconstruction?
African Americans were now faced with numerous new problems. For example, finding a way to find footing economically in an independent life in the face of hostile white people, with little or no education, and few other resources, such as money, clothing and even a place to sleep.
What is the the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Emancipation proclamation was issued by president Lincoln in 1863. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
What problems are presented for the Re-United States after the civil war?
After the civil war and a major part of reconstruction civil rights acts. Numerous slaves stated that they were free yet not independent.
Why was the Gettysburg address a turning point in the civil war.
The Gettysburg address reframed the war to a war for freedom and the goal of the Gettysburg address was too establish a new birth of freedom.
What are the black codes? How did these set of codes prevent African Americans from exercising their rights.
The Black Codes, sometimes called Black Laws, were laws governing the conduct of African Americans. These codes prevented African Americans from excercising their rights. For example, they couldn’t vote, and (wrongfully used as labor source), sharecropping, tenet farming.
Was there discrimination in the north?
Although many slaves migrated north for better opportunities they were faced with the same racial discrimination African Americans faced in the south. even living in segregated neighborhood.
what was the purpose of lincoln's second inaugural address?
Lincoln’s purpose of his second inaugural address was to unite the Nation. Abraham Lincoln spoke of mutual forgiveness for both the North and the South.
what was lincoln's plan for reconstruction?
Lincoln’s plan included the Ten-Percent Plan,which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters swore an Oath Of Allegiance to the Union.Unlike Radical Republicans in Congress, Lincoln did not want to punish southerners or reorganize southern society. Other than the ten percent plan, Lincoln’s whole view on reconstruction is to re unify the nation and have a rebirth of a true free nation.
What are the causes of the civil war?
A common answer is that the civil war was fought over the moral issue of slavery but ultimately was much more than that. The nation was divided, split in half. North v south due to the fact of slavery, numerous things such as the Kansas Nebraska act and the compromise of 1850 caused the nation to be divided and in need of a rebirth in which the whole nation is on the same page and have the same beliefs.
What happened as a result of Plessy v Ferguson?
As a result of the Supreme Court’s shocking ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the racial climate of the South got worse rapidly for African Americans. The significance of the decision was that the Supreme Court ruled that it wasn’t unconstitutional for segregated transportation or public services, as long as they were equal. This decision, separate but equal ignited the prominence of Jim Crow laws like never before.
Why do you think reconstruction took so long?
Reconstruction took a long time because the people judged African Americans based off there skin regardless whether slavery was legal or not. In other terms, even with slavery illegal and racial discrimination laws established people still did not accept that African Americans and white people are equal.