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HIS EXAM 1
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09/28/2009

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Proclamation of Amnesty
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also known as the 10% rule. this was Lincoln's plan of quick union, required 10% of voters to proclaim allegiance to the union and must accept abolition of slavery
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Radical Republicans
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want equal rights. heavy influence in congress
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Wade-Davis Bill
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pocket veto'ed by Licoln. proposed by rad repubs in congress 50% voters must proclaim allegiance before re admittance
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Johnson
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gained office after lincoln assassination. democrat/repub didn't like southern aristocrats, but no sympathy for newly freedmen
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Johnson's plan
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fairly simple, all they had to do was pledge allegiance and agree with emancipation
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Civil Rights Bill 1866
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bestow full citizenship to african americans, overturn dread scott decision, does away with black codes, enumerates various rights to blacks, vetoed by johnson. overruled by congress
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Freedman's Bureau Bill
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Enlarges already established Bureau. build schools, establish courts to prosecute those who deprive freedmen of rights. vetoed, overruled
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14th Amendment
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defines citizenship, empowers congress to reduce power of states who deny suffrage to men over 21
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Military Reconstruction Ace
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Passes over a veto from johnson. devides s. into 5 districs, new elections, new const. that ratify 14th amend.
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Tenure of office act
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pres can't fire a cabinate member without senate approval
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Election of 1868
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Grant/Seymore, grant wins, Black vote in south plays a major factor in his victory
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15th Amendment
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provides right suffrage without discrimination based on race and such... nothing about sex or anything like that
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American Equal Right Association
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Susan Anthony and Stanton, want womens suffrage
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American Women Suffrage Association
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product of American Equal rights association, moderate enlists men and women
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National Womens Suffrage Association
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more radical, only accepts female members
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carpetbaggers
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northern whites who are in the south supporting the rep party
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scalawags
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southern whites, yeomen farmers, support rep party
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Klu Klux Klan
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runs as a terrorist organization and it
s campaign is agains reconstruction gov'ts. very violent. still exist today
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Enforcement Acts
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designed to counter racial terrorism in south, makes interfering with voting a federal offense
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KKK Act
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made violent infringement of political and civil rights a federal crime
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Civil Rights Act 1875
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outlawed discrimination in public places, problem was that if you felt like this act was being violated the cast had to be taken to a federal court which many black people could not afford
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redeemers
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democrats who wanted to take back over the south
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Slaughterhouse cases
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ruled that the 14th amendment protected only former slaves and protected only nat'l citizenship rights and not regulatory power of states. denyed the original intent of the 14th amend.
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US vs. Reese
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restricted congressional power to enforce the KKK Act, basically doing away with that act.
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US vs. Cruikshank
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14th amendment protect from the STATE violating civil/political rights, but not individuals
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Civil Rights Cases of 1883
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declared civil rights act of 1875 unconstitutional, these cases mark the end of federal suppors to protect AA civil rights in the s. and stage is now set for jim crowe
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Election of 1876
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Hayes's wins despite Tilden receiving more votes
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Compromise of 1877
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Dem allow Hayes to be pres but they wanted fed $ for improvements in south, southerners appointed to Hayes's cabinet, and fed gov't policy of "home rule" pull out military
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railroads
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allow for an industrial revolution
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drummers
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people who went around and peddled goods
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mail order catalogs
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meant $ from rural areas were going to big cities
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advertising
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1st ad agency - frencis wayland ayer
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vertical integration
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control from bottom up; control every aspect of manufacturing
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horizontal integration
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establish a monopoly, control majority of market for a single product
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Standard Oil Company
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Rockefeller, horizontal integration
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Sherman Antitrust act
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discouraged monopolies and encouraged small businesses
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Gospel of Wealth
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written by Carnegie- encourages rich to be philanthropists
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Andrew Carnegie
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conflicted man, loved money, comes from poor background, smart man, worked for Thomas Scott, learned to invest Adam's Express Co, went to britain, saw bessemer converter, knew steel was the future, worked hard and encouraged competition in the workplace, verticle integration, bought out by JP Morgan at end of life and gave away 90% of his wealth
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Bessemer Converter
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Converts iron to steel
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Social Darwinism
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survival of the fittest
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William Sumner
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used social Darwinism to argue against welfare programs
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Labor
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hard work, long hours, bad working conditions, many immigrants from asia and europe
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managers
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new role, would supervise workers, set pace of production, determine wages, responsible for introducing new and faster machinery
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women in labor
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many women began to work, worked in different places depending on social class, many worked to get away from mom and dad without getting married
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The knights of labor
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one of the largest labor org in US, let any worker join, sought to overturn wage system, a bit socialist in thinking
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American Federation of Labor
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Gompers, discriminatory in who they let join, men HOH and needed to earn enough money to support fam
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The new South
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The south housed all of the raw materials for the northers industry
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child labor
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bit in south
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
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want women involved in every level of gov't want big gov't largest womens or in USA
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Department of Interior
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responsible for indian affairs and land
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department of Treasury
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manages gov't revenue
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Regulatory Agencies
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s a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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regulate railroads
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pindelton Act
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fed positions based on merit, not spoils...
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depression of 1893
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caused by the silver vs. gold dispute
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