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    Reconstruction? To what extent were their aspirations fulfilled? Assignment III: Read pages 585 to 592 (middle of page) 1. Why was the Southern Republican Party unable to sustain itself without outside intervention? 2. Who were the scalawags and carpetbaggers? 3. Why was it so difficult for Southern whites to accept the changes Northerners were insisting upon? Assignment IV: Read pages 592 to 598 1. Describe the economic growth in the North that had begun during the Civil War. 2

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    encroachment. This traditional view can also be asserted as a racist view. The other popular view is called the revisionist view‚ and it deems the Ku Klux Klan a violent and disrespectful organization set on overthrowing the rule of Negros‚ scalawags‚ and carpetbaggers. This essay will look at the horrific acts committed by the Klan during the period of reconstruction‚ question the morality of such acts‚ and conclude that it is certain that the Ku Klux Klan was in a terrorist organization which hindered

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    DBQ Lesson 5 The 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

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    Long Drive was a term used by Texas ranchers to describe the route they took to herd cattle from Missouri to the far reaches of Kansas to access the railroad in hopes of moving their livestock up to the northeast where they would profit more. Unfortunately due to the Civil War there was an abundance of cattle in the state which led to a decrease in monetary gain‚ so having the option to sell their cows up north was very significant to their wellbeing. Open Range Ranching was simply free land that

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    war who worked behind the scenes for armies of the North. During Reconstruction‚ blacks exercised political power for the first time in the South. They were included as authors of new state constitutions‚ along with military governments‚ scalawags‚ and carpetbaggers. On January 1st 1863‚ the Emancipation came into effect. It was a proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln that declared freedom for all slaves in states still in rebellion against the federal government. This meant that more slaves

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    to the U.S. and pledged to abide by emancipation‚ then that state can be reintegrated into the Union. People in the North began to move down South to support the Union over there‚ such as northerns called carpetbaggers and southerns who were already there that supported Union known as scalawags‚ they organized to create constitutional conventions. They created new state constitutions to set new directions for southern states. Also educated blacks moved down to support the uneducated slaved blacks

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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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    Unit 4 Study Guide 1. 40 acres and a mule- were essentials promised to freed slaves after the civil war 2. Emancipation proclamation- freed slaves in the CSA‚ so did not affect slavery in the border states; allowed blacks to join Union Army 3. Sharecropping- is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land 4. Reconstruction Act of 1867- South would be divided into 5 military states; acceptance of the 14th

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    Chapter 16 - Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution‚ 1865-1877 I. Introduction The end of the Civil War brought profound changes to the United States. Reconstruction changed some things‚ but it did little regarding social equality and political turmoil. In the end‚ the government established black suffrage‚ but this reform proved insufficient to remake the South or to guarantee human rights. II. Wartime Reconstruction A. Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan Lincoln planned for a swift

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    American History and Government Mid-Year Exam Review Sheet Test day is Wednesday‚ January 23‚ 8:00-10:00 at the Kingswood Gym. You will not be allowed to use notes or outlines on the exam. The exam is counted as 20% of your semester grade. Mr. Karinen Mid-Year 2012-13 For the mid-year test you should know the following terms‚ ideas‚ people and concepts. You should be able to define each and/or explain its significance/importance. Concept of God‚ Gold‚ and Glory Christopher Columbus’

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