Reconstruction
What were color blind laws? List three examples of color blind laws.
Laws that did not specify about race and the actual laws weren't racist, it was the application of it. Grandfather clause: “You cannot vote if your grandfather did not vote”. Poll tax: Tax to vote. Literacy tests: “You must be able to read to vote”. They were designed to fail.
True or false, we shot first during fort sumter
False, the confederates shot first during fort sumter
True or false, radical reconstructionists did not want more strict policies for ex- confederates
False, they wanted more strict policies for ex-confederates
Why did Christans push their views in the Americas?
Pope claimed that Christans needed to convert Natives
Believed it was their “duty” to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Christians believed it was god “punishing the Native peoples” for not converting fast enough
What were the goals of British colonization?
Make money
Better Living conditions
Religious Freedom
True or false: The 14th amendment abolished slavery.
False, The 13th
What role did the border states play?
The border states were Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, and Kentucky, they did not leave the union. Keeping these states in the war was a key reason the union had victory.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
Established by radical republicans. Provides food, shelter, and education to formerly enslaved. Established schools for Black Americans.
What Motivated Europeans to explore the Americas?
God, Glory, Gold
The goal was to bring in more $$$ by forcing their colonies to buy from them
Religious Freedom
Spread Christianity
What were the Navigation Acts and what did they do?
only traded goods to British ships, and pay an extra shipping tax
Dutch goods (Tea) could come only on a British ship and you would have to pay an extra tax
Dutch ships could not bring their goods into British harbors.
What were the positives of the civil rights act of 1866?
Pronounced that all black Americans were U.S. citizens. (nullifying Dred Scott). Brought freedmen's rights to federal jurisdiction… sent the army to the south to protect the friedmans. Black men were allowed to vote in local elections and have seats in congress.
What did the battle of antietam influence lincoln to do
This battle influenced Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation, he wanted to wait for a victory to do so, for popularity reasons. This freed enslaved people in confederate states.
What was the goal of “last seen”
To connect formerly enslaved people to their families post slavery through media
What was the economic motivation that drove the trans slave trade?
Europeans kidnapped Africans because they were able to exploit them for labor
Cash Crops: Mass amounts for farming gained more money
What were white women's role in the Colonies
Take care of the Children
Run the household
Work the farm with their husbands and family
Submissive to men
No political rights
What was freedmens bureau?
Established by radical republicans in congress. It provided clothes, food, shelter, land, and education to the former enslaved people. They also established schools for the freedmen.
What was Lincoln's main goal during presidency
His main goal was to preserve the union and do anything it takes to preserve it, even if it was not legal.
What are some examples of black codes?
Paying a tax if you did not work on a plantation, being arrested if you could not prove you were employed, illegal to own guns, banning black men from voting or serving on a jury. These made it as close to slavery as possible
What were the conditions like on the ships during the Middle passage?
Conditions were terrible; millions died or were murdered during the journey.
What were the Causes of the American Revolution
British policies like taxation without representation, the Enlightenment's emphasis on individual rights, colonial resistance to British rule.
Why was President Andrew Johnson thought of as evil?
He allowed confederate soldiers and officers to return to government jobs and be elected to high positions in their states. During the fall and summer of 1865 when Congress was in recess, most of the old confederate states held constitutional conventions. President Johnson’s reconstruction plan permitted only white people to vote for conventions, delegates or to participate in the framing of the new state government. They passed black codes.
Why did lincoln decide to allow black troops during the war.
Freddrick Douglass influenced Lincoln to allow colored troops post Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the purpose of WEB du bois’s quote
WEB Du Bois meant that black people were in the sun when they were freed but then moved back towards slavery by black codes and not having equal rights afterwards.
How did disease spread in ships during the Middle Passage?
Diseases spread due to the overcrowding of the ship