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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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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!
Were the economic and political gains made by former slaves during Reconstruction permanent or temporary? • Temporary
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
Did Lincoln want to punish the South after the war was over? • No.
Who did Lincoln believe should be in charge of Reconstruction, the President or Congress? • The President
Who said, “With malice towards none, with charity for all…let us bind up the nation’s wounds…”? • Abraham Lincoln
Who succeeded Lincoln as president? • Andrew Johnson
Who did Johnson believe should be in charge of Reconstruction, the President or Congress? • The President
What group of Republicans gained control of Reconstruction after Lincoln’s death? • Radical Republicans
Who were the Radical Republicans? • Republicans who wanted to punish the former Confederate states for causing the Civil War
Who did the Radical Republicans believe should be in charge of Reconstruction, the President or Congress? • Congress
What two demands did the Radical Republicans make during Reconstruction?
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
What two ideas did the term military occupation mean during Reconstruction?
Southern states were under the rule of a general in the U.S. Army • Troops were stationed in the South to keep order
Who were the freedmen? • Freed slaves
On what issue did President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans clash? • Civil rights for the freedmen
What action did the Radical Republicans take against President Johnson? • Impeached Johnson
Define impeachment. • Bringing an official to trial for misconduct in office
Under the Constitution, does impeachment necessarily mean an official is removed from office? • No.
Which house of Congress can impeach the president? • House of Representatives
Which house of Congress can remove a president from office? • The Senate
Did the Radical Republicans remove Andrew Johnson from the presidency? • No.
What are the three Reconstruction Amendments? • 13th • 14th • 15th
Identify the 13th Amendment. • Abolished (ended) slavery
Identify the 14th Amendment. • Gave citizenship to African-Americans • Guaranteed “equal protection of the laws”
Identify the 15th Amendment. • Gave African-American males the right to vote
During the Civil War, what were destroyed throughout the South? • Farms • Railroads • Factories
What two major Southern cities lay in ruins at the end of the Civil War? • Richmond • Atlanta
How did the Civil War affect the South? • South was the poorest section of the nation.
How did the Civil War affect the North and Midwest? • North and Midwest had strong industrial economies.
What transportation improvement occurred in 1869? • First Transcontinental Railroad
What did Ulysses S. Grant do after the Civil War? • Served as president
What did Robert E. Lee do after the Civil War? • Served as president of Washington College (now Washington & Lee)
Leading spokesman for African-Americans in the nation • Served as American ambassador to Haiti • Held other federal government jobs
What does one call the group of people who cast the official votes for president and vice president? • The Electoral College
How many electoral votes does each state have? • 2 for senators + # of representatives in House
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
Former Confederates, who controlled the Democratic party, regained power in the South • the “Jim Crow Era” soon began
The period (late 1800s to mid-1960s) when the Southern states required racialsegregation in public schools, transportation and other public facilities.
What political rights did African-Americans lose during the “Jim Crow Era”? • The right to vote • The right to serve on juries