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Mississippi Government
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What is Presidential Reconstruction?
Policies by which Mississippi would be restored were implemented by the President
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What did the president do for leadership in the south under Presidential Reconstruction?
Provisional governors were put in place
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What is a scalawag?
White Mississippians who wanted citizenship for former slaves
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When was Mississippi readmitted as a state?
February 23, 1870
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Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
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What is Congressional Reconstruction?
Policies by which Mississippi would be restored were implemented by Congress
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What was done for leadership in the south under Congressional Reconstruction?
The south was divided into 5 discticts
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What is a carpetbagger?
A northerner who moved to the south during or after the war
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Give an example of a black code:
Could not vote
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What was the shoestring district?
A district created to minimize the impact of black voters
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Who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson
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Who was the provisional governor of Mississippi?
William Sharkey
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What is the 13th Amendment?
Abolishment of slavery
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What was the election of 1875 called?
Revolution of 1875
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What was the result of the Mississippi Plan?
Democrats took over Congress
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What did the ex-Confederate states have to do in order to achieve amnesty according to President Lincoln?
Pledge an oath of allegiance to the United States
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What did the provisional governor of Mississippi accomplish?
Nullification of the Ordinance of Secession
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What is the 14th Amendment?
Grants citizenship to natural born individuals
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What was considered one of the greatest achievements of the Reconstruction period?
Establishment of a public school system
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What did the Mississippi Plan guarantee?
Victory for Democrats
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What did the ex-Confederate states have to do in order to achieve amnesty under President Johnson that they didn't under President Lincoln?
Accept the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation
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What state did Mississippi share a district with?
Arkansas
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What is the 15th Amendment?
Gives African-Americans the right to vote
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Under whose administration were many blacks elected to office?
Adelbert Ames
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What were the people of the party called who planned the election of 1875?
Redeemers