The Age of Capital
This major form of transportation expanded rapidly and helped create a national market.
Railroads
After the Civil War, this crop became the only reliable way for southern farmers to earn credit.
Cotton
This investment banking company collapsed in September 1873 after its railroad loans failed.
Jay and Cooke's Company
These three amendments expressed the identical rights Radical Republicans wanted all citizens to enjoy.
13th 14th and 15th
Even with a new constitution, this negative practice continued in the South
Segregation
This historian gave the period from 1848–1875 the name “The Age of Capital.”
Eric Hobsbawm
These poor white farmers were forced to rely on cotton instead of subsistence farming.
Yeoman Farmers
During the Depression of 1873, these two types of businesses were shutting down across the country.
Factories and Banks
One of the main goals of Reconstruction was to create this kind of citizenship where everyone had identical rights
Homogenous Citizenship
New economic developments like railroads and land redistribution often failed to help this group.
Freedman
During the Age of Capital, governments began supporting these large economic organizations.
Big Businesses
As the South became completely dependent on cotton, its value on the market became what?
It became less valuable.
This major railroad project couldn’t generate enough revenue, helping trigger the 1873 financial collapse
Northern Pacific Railway
After the Civil War, Radical Republicans saw the northern victory as this kind of perfect chance to rebuild the nation. What did they call this chance?
"Golden Moment"
This 1875 act showed Republican efforts to guarantee African Americans equal rights and access
Civil Rights Act of 1875
This economic change involved new factories and big businesses growing quickly.
Rapid Industrialization
Merchants and landlords loaned money to farmers in exchange for a claim on this.
A yearly cotton supply.
This political organization in Chicago united businessmen to defend property rights during the depression.
Citizens Association
During Reconstruction, the Union expanded federal power by creating the first national banking system and issuing this type of currency. Hint: N_______ currency
National Currency
This 1868 state constitution showed how democracy expanded and protected African Americans during Reconstruction.
South Carolina Constitution of 1868
This social change involved cities growing quickly and creating new social classes
Urbanization
These people became the new southern elite by controlling credit and trade rather than enslaved labor.
White Merchants
Unemployment soared to nearly this percentage during the crisis.
15%
The North entered this new era known for huge fortunes, massive businesses, and growing immigrant-filled cities.
Gilded Age
During Reconstruction, Republican governments created these state-funded programs that helped provide education.
Social services and Public schools