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Reconstruction

Reconstruction. What was the period when the federal government tried to rebuild the South and restore the Union after the Civil War?. Reconstruction. Did Reconstruction lead to the political, economic, and social control of the South by whites?. YES!.

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Reconstruction

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  1. Reconstruction

  2. What was the period when the federal government tried to rebuild the South and restore the Union after the Civil War? • Reconstruction

  3. Did Reconstruction lead to the political, economic, and social control of the South by whites? • YES!

  4. Were the economic and political gains made by former slaves during Reconstruction permanent or temporary? • Temporary

  5. What was Lincoln’s view of Reconstruction?

  6. Secession was illegal and the Southern states had never really left the Union • Federal government should quickly restore Southern states that were loyal to the Union • Federal government should not punish the South

  7. Did Lincoln want to punish the South after the war was over? • No.

  8. Who did Lincoln believe should be in charge of Reconstruction, the President or Congress? • The President

  9. Who said, “With malice towards none, with charity for all…let us bind up the nation’s wounds…”? • Abraham Lincoln

  10. Who succeeded Lincoln as president? • Andrew Johnson

  11. Who did Johnson believe should be in charge of Reconstruction, the President or Congress? • The President

  12. What group of Republicans gained control of Reconstruction after Lincoln’s death? • Radical Republicans

  13. Who were the Radical Republicans? • Republicans who wanted to punish the former Confederate states for causing the Civil War

  14. Who did the Radical Republicans believe should be in charge of Reconstruction, the President or Congress? • Congress

  15. What two demands did the Radical Republicans make during Reconstruction?

  16. Refused to allow the Confederate states to reenter the Union until they had undergone military occupation • Wanted to guarantee voting rights and civil rights to African-Americans

  17. What two ideas did the term military occupation mean during Reconstruction?

  18. Southern states were under the rule of a general in the U.S. Army • Troops were stationed in the South to keep order

  19. Who were the freedmen? • Freed slaves

  20. On what issue did President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans clash? • Civil rights for the freedmen

  21. What action did the Radical Republicans take against President Johnson? • Impeached Johnson

  22. Define impeachment. • Bringing an official to trial for misconduct in office

  23. Under the Constitution, does impeachment necessarily mean an official is removed from office? • No.

  24. Which house of Congress can impeach the president? • House of Representatives

  25. Which house of Congress can remove a president from office? • The Senate

  26. Did the Radical Republicans remove Andrew Johnson from the presidency? • No.

  27. What are the three Reconstruction Amendments? • 13th • 14th • 15th

  28. Identify the 13th Amendment. • Abolished (ended) slavery

  29. Identify the 14th Amendment. • Gave citizenship to African-Americans • Guaranteed “equal protection of the laws”

  30. Identify the 15th Amendment. • Gave African-American males the right to vote

  31. During the Civil War, what were destroyed throughout the South? • Farms • Railroads • Factories

  32. What two major Southern cities lay in ruins at the end of the Civil War? • Richmond • Atlanta

  33. How did the Civil War affect the South? • South was the poorest section of the nation.

  34. How did the Civil War affect the North and Midwest? • North and Midwest had strong industrial economies.

  35. What transportation improvement occurred in 1869? • First Transcontinental Railroad

  36. What did Ulysses S. Grant do after the Civil War? • Served as president

  37. What did Robert E. Lee do after the Civil War? • Served as president of Washington College (now Washington & Lee)

  38. What did Frederick Douglass do after the Civil War?

  39. Leading spokesman for African-Americans in the nation • Served as American ambassador to Haiti • Held other federal government jobs

  40. What does one call the group of people who cast the official votes for president and vice president? • The Electoral College

  41. How many electoral votes does each state have? • 2 for senators + # of representatives in House

  42. Identify the Compromise of 1877.

  43. A political deal between Southern Democrats and northern Republicans • Democrats supported Rutherford Hayes’ election as President and Republicans ended the military occupation of the South

  44. What were two results of the Compromise of 1877?

  45. Former Confederates, who controlled the Democratic party, regained power in the South • the “Jim Crow Era” soon began

  46. What was the “Jim Crow Era”?

  47. The period (late 1800s to mid-1960s) when the Southern states required racialsegregation in public schools, transportation and other public facilities.

  48. For what is “Jim Crow” a synonym?

  49. Racial Segregation

  50. What political rights did African-Americans lose during the “Jim Crow Era”? • The right to vote • The right to serve on juries

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