Reconstruction

Presidential Reconstruction

100

During this era, these were put into place to keep African Americans oppressed, criminalized and to preserve the antebellum social order

Black Codes

200

What was the freedmen's bureau? Where did it see success?

Early form of welfare for former slaves and poor whites. Saw some success in education/schooling 

300

Johnson was impeached for violating which act?

Tenure of office act

400

Explain what sharecropping was and why it became corrupt

Landowner rents out plots of land to sharecroppers (mostly former slaves and some poor whites). Became a constant cycle of debt/poverty

500

Johnson was the first Presidential to actively campaign during the Congressional Elections of 1866. What was this whistle stop tour known as?

Swingin around the circle tour

Congressional Reconstruction

100

This man was the first African American appointed to the US Senate

Hiram Revals

200

These laws passed under the Grant administration were aimed at combating the rise of the KKK

Force Acts 70, 71'

300

This individual was a leader of the Radical Republicans and outspoken critic of Johnson and the South

Thaddeus Stevens 

400

After Johnson vetoed this bill, it caused the Republicans to mistrust him and take over Reconstruction efforts

Civil Rights Act of 1866

500

Explain three aspects of the Reconstruction Act of 1867

1. Divided the South into 5 military districts

2. States must ratify the 14th Amendment

3. States must extend voting rights to freedmen

4. Military can register African Americans to vote and arrest those who interfere

Panic of 73'

100

Who was President during the Panic of 73'

Grant

200

Which political party was more in favor of industrialization, big business and trade

Republicans 

300

What was the height of unemployment during the panic of 73'?

14-15%

400

Explain the context of the credit mobilier crisis

Railroad company executives were bribing and giving kickbacks to Congress and members of Grant's cabinet

500

How did the financial panic of 1873 occur and what impact did it have on Reconstruction?

Over speculation in Railroads and factories led to a crash. Caused Northerner Republicans to focus less on Reconstruction efforts and more on economic concerns.

Key terms

100

This term referred to ex confederates who wanted to restore the social and political order back to the old antebellum era.

Redeemers

200

A term coined by southerners denouncing their peers for supporting Radical Reconstruction efforts

Scalawag

300

A term for northerners who went south to profit off the crippled economic and political situation in the South

Carpetbagger

400

What was the Wade-Davis Bill?

Once 50% of Southerners pledged their loyalty they could be readmitted. Never went into effect.

500

What did the term "new south" refer to in the context of the time?

Proponents of the New South envisioned a post-Reconstruction southern economy modeled on the North's embrace of the Industrial Revolution.

Misc.

100

Before Lincoln was assassinated, his plan for Reconstruction was his: 

10% Plan

200

Explain the difference between moderate and radical republicans:

moderate: wanted reunification

radical: wanted full protection/equality for freed blacks

300

Explain each of the three civil war amendments

13th: Abolished slavery

14th: granted citizenship and equal protection

15th: gave black men the vote

400

Explain the context of the Compromise of 1877:

Tie in the Presidency, so it went to Congress. Congress will appoint Hayes (R) President, in exchange the Dems want federal troops removed from the South and a formal end to Reconstruction

500

Who was the General in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau?

Oliver Howard