10-3 Flashcards
What does the 15th Amendment state?
The right to vote “shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” This did not apply to women.
This was the name by Southerners referring to Northerners that moved to the south.
Carpetbaggers
Why did the South hate Carpetbaggers?
They were seen as intruders wanting to profit off of the South’s post-war struggles.
These were Southerners that worked with Republicans and supported Reconstruction.
Scalawags
Why did the South hate Scalawags?
They were seen as traitors.
What reforms did the Republicans introduce during Reconstruction?
- repealing black codes
- making more state offices elective
- establishing state hospitals and institutions for orphans, deaf, blind, and mentally ill
- rebuilding railways and bridges and providing money for new ones
What were the costs of the reforms introduced by Republicans?
- forced state governments to borrow money
- rise of taxes
- those unable to pay taxes lost land
- grafting (gaining money through politics illegally)
This person was the first African American to be elected into the House of Representatives.
Joseph Rainey
This person was the first African American to be elected into the Senate.
Hiram Revels
What allowed African Americans to establish centers of communities?
Churches
This person started the KKK to drive out Union troops/carpetbaggers and regain the South for Democrats.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
How were the 3 Enforcement Acts designed to limit the KKK?
to end violence
