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Chapter 12
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11th Grade
04/14/2008

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Reconstruction 1865-1877
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Lasted for 10 years from when the civil war ends to when reconstruction ends. Confederate states were readmitted into the Union
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President Lincoln's Plan
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Called the 10% plan. When 10% of the citizens of a state apologized, then the whole state would be granted forgiveness and readmitted into the union
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Congressional Plan
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All republican at the time, plan is radical republican plan. Stricter than Lincoln's plan
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Wade-Davis Bill
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Congress should be in charge of reconstruction. Never becomes a law. Believe Loncoln and presidents are too lenient, so Congress should be incharge
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Pocket Veto
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Congress suggests law, president puts it in his pocket. legal. President doesnt write "no" because senate can override. Instead, he chooses to ignore it.
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President Johnson's Plan
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Wants to punish the rich whites without granting black equalitiy. Says he will follow Lincoln's plan. He is a Southern Democrat. Although he wants to punish the rich white, he becomes intimidated by them when they ask for forgiveness. Only TN gets back into the union through this plan then Congress takes over
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39th Congress 1865
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All forgiven congressmen. Were not admitted into congress by the radical republicans. They were, however, forgien by president Johnson. The republicans pass the cicil rights Act( becomes the 14th ammendment) where freed slaves were given rights of equality.
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Congressional Reconstruction 1866
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Carried out by Northern republicans. Southerenes dont follow laws because they wernt consulted about said laws
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40th Congress 1867
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Northern republicans pass the reconstruction Act. it divides the South into five districts. Put a general i charge of wach district based on population (martial law). Send army to force the Southerners to obey the laws
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Impeachment
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To accuse a president of not diong thier official duty. President Johnson was impeached. Has to do with actions not morals. Didnt get fired and remained in office because he wasnt found guilty
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Election 1868
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Republican US Grant wins the election
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15th Amendment 1870
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Gives free black males the right to vote. Women still cannot vote
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Postwar South
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20% of all young men were dea. There was a lost of deflation. $18000 beame like 3000. By 1870, all Southern states had been reconstructed. South agreed to reconstruction to get money from the government
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Public Works
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Roads, bridges, railroads, hospitals. given by the governemtn to the South like momney. People get jobs and the states get economic help and pprogression
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Public Works
Definition
Roads, bridges, railroads, hospitals. given by the governemtn to the South like momney. People get jobs and the states get economic help and pprogression
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Political Parties
Definition
Scalawags- Southern Republicans
Carpet Baggers- North to South republicans
Southern Dems- Conservatives
Black voters
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Freedman's Beareu
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A welfare agency in the South. Goal was to give food, clothing, education to the newly freed slaves. they included teachers, ministers, and carpet baggers.
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Free peoples rights
Definition
the right to move around. The right to get married to have a family and the right to hold group meetings
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Education
Definition
90% of blacks were illiterate. Freed slave collected a million dollars and invested it in education and schooling for their children. Cash care from African gold.
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Relgion
Definition
called praise meetings
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Black reconstruction
Definition
Black people electing black represenatives adn leaders. Most famous is HIRUM REBELS
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Hirum Rebeles
Definition
elected to the Senate. Black role model for ex slaves
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Economy
Definition
Never gave black economic powerl. they wanted to own their own property. 40 ACRES and 1 MULE
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Sharecropper
Definition
Someone who works for another and gets part of the crop or harvest
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Tenant
Definition
people who rent the land then keep the crops they grow....then became char croppers because they ran out of money once a bad drought came
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KKK 1866
Definition
Vigilante group, supported white supremacy and power considered a club for confederate soliders. Started in TN because TN was not under martial law
main goal was to prevent blacks from voting
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Enforcement Act 1870
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Said that the army would be used to protect black americans
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Amnesty Act 1872
Definition
Saind that all confederates were forgiven- they get back the right to vote and run for office. end of freedmans beaureu
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Credit Mobilier Affair 1872
Definition
Stealing governemtn money that was meant to build the raliroad- VP
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Whiskey Ring Crime
Definition
Stealing governemtns $ for whisky labels- Presidents Sec
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Indian Territroy Scandle
Definition
Selling gov land that shoudl have gone to the Natives (Sec of War)
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Indian Territroy Scandle
Definition
Selling gov land that shoudl have gone to the Natives (Sec of War)
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Split of the Republican Party 1872
Definition
lead to the liberal republican group
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Horace Greeley
Definition
Leader fo teh liberal republicans
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Panic of 1873
Definition
Depression of economic standards. Banks failed and closed
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Specie Resuption Act 1875
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A return to the gold standard of money
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Slaughterhouse case 1873
Definition
Weakens the 14th commandment. Blacks were being injured while working. Claims tha state should care not he gove
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US v reese 1876
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Weakens the 15th amendment. Gov gives right to vote, states can take the right away
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US v Criukshank
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said white couldnt be punished for injuring blacks
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Deomcratic redepetion 1869-76
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Democrates start to regain power in the South. Whites take control of teh SOuthern states again
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Election of 1876
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Republicans run Rutherford Hayes. Dems run Tilden. Lots of dishonest votes so Congress deiedes with a deal
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Deal of 1876
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Republicans get presidency Democrats get army taken out of south...no more marital law
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Home rule
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The south goes back to states rights over the federal government
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Legacy of Reconstructino
Definition
13th,14,15 amendments. Black education
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