HOTA RECONSTRUCTION QUIZ STUDY GUIDE Aftermath Lost cause: the confederates longed for that time when all was well and they were a “perfect” place where slavery was allowed and now they see their “movement” as a lost cause. Everything they fought for was in vain and now they lost everything. Potential opportunities from emancipation: now that slaves were freed‚ opportunities had been opened up to them. Black men could now vote‚ the freedmen’s bureau provided food to former slaves and
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he has no desire to see racial equality brought to the south or anywhere in America. 6. How did many Confederates regain government power in the Southern states? Johnson had much leniency toward the ex-rebels. He makes it easy for the southern states to return to the union‚ with no punishments and no questions asked. Soon‚ southern states restore their governments to pre-civil war status. Elections resulted in many ex-confederates. 7. What are “Black Codes?” Black Codes are harsh laws that
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under Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan‚ Southerners had to take an oath of loyalty to the United States and a. promise never to secede again. c. set up schools for freedmen. b. accept that slaves were now free. d. pay damages to the North. ____ 2. President Andrew Johnson believed that the ____ caused the Civil War. a. Southern politicians c. rich planter elite b. Northern abolitionists d. Radical Republicans in Congress ____ 3. Under the Republicans’ Reconstruction plan‚ before
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Ku Klux Klan has been the epitome of wild‚ irrational‚ and extreme violence against nationality‚ race‚ and religion in the United States. Although the KKK has declined in popularity and power‚ the white supremacy clan is still prevalent along with underlying groups that follow the traditional beliefs of the KKK. The klan was once spread throughout nearly all southern states during the 19th century when the Civil Rights Movement was at its high. The klan died out‚ but reemerged during the 1970s. Although
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A.P. United States History Dr. Parsons 1/3/2012 DBQ 1996 Question: In what ways and to what extent did constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amount to a revolution? Doc A: South Carolina declaration of Causes of Secession‚ Dec. 24‚ 1860. Evidence: Interpretation of the 10th Amendment--…powers not prohibited to federal govt nor prohibited to states are reserved to the states‚ or people. Inference: Challenges Article 4‚ section 4 and Article 6‚ section 2; assumes
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Radical Reconstruction had a large amount of impacts on the emancipated blacks and the south. The blacks were freed but were still subjected to racism‚ hate‚ and inequality. The radical republicans tried their best to fight for the rights of the freedmen‚ but at the end of the Reconstruction‚ the freedmen were still treated unfairly. An advantage of the Reconstruction is that it restored the United states into one union. Therefore‚ there were both advantages and disadvantages to the Reconstruction.
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Even while the Civil War was in progress‚ the “Union”‚ the federal government offered amnesty to confederate citizens in an attempt to encourage loyalty to the Union and to begin the process of reconstruction. The Confiscation Act of 1862 authorized the president of the United States to pardon anyone involved in the rebellion. The Amnesty Proclamation of December 8‚ 1863‚ offered pardons to those who had not held a Confederate civil office‚ had not mistreated Union prisoners‚ and would sign an
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nation to two. Social developments and constitutional changes that occurred within this time frame amounted to a devastating separation of people. The first major crisis‚ the Civil War‚ divided the nation sectionally and what ensued afterward‚ the Reconstruction‚ divided the nation completely. The Civil War lasted four years‚ from April of 1861 to April of 1865. It physically separated the nation into two‚ in which the South seceded from the North. The two sides fought for the struggle over slavery -
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in demand and this caused many railroads and banks to go bankrupt. In my opinion‚ the immigrants also caused the 1873 depression. The Chinese‚ Polish‚ and Irish were all under the assumption that America was the place to be because of the reconstruction era and the railroads. The “American Ideal” was somewhat of a light at the end of the tunnel‚ and many wanted to take advantage of opportunity. Some became farmers and some worked in the railroads‚ and other manual labor. This was unfortunate
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HIST 1323 Review Reconstruction Abraham Lincoln- Republican Party‚ was President in 1862 which is the start of the war. The 10% Plan- 10% of the South’s population to sign an oath saying they are loyal and will not break away from the nation again. Where had reconstruction been tried before the end of the war?- (Louisiana and Tennessee) New states Radical Republicans- believed the South was wrong and needed to be punished. Wants equal protection under the law. -What are their ultimate political
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