AL's Legislation

Question 1

Legal tender act

Answer 1

Authorized paper money not backed by gold

Helped finance n. During civil war and gave fed more economic control

Question 2

Emancipation proclamation

Answer 2

Freed all slaves in south
Didn’t immediately free any slaves
Changed the purpose of the war to slave liberation
Caused many slaves to join Union

Question 3

Conscription acts

Answer 3

Draft in n of all white men 20-45
You could get out of it by paying or being black -> draft riots
Helped n keep its numbers up

Question 4

Contract labor act

Answer 4

Paid for transportation to us if immigrants agree to work for us companies
Helped build railroads and factories -> irev 2

Question 5

Pacific railway act

Answer 5

Gave land to railroad companies to build transcontinental railroads and telegraphs

Question 6

Revenue act

Answer 6

Income and property tax to fund war

Question 7

Morrill land grant

Answer 7

Built public universities in every state

Question 8

13th amendment

Answer 8

Abolished slavery
Still allowed black codes
Leads to 14th and 15th amendments that protect civil rights

Question 9

Morrill tariff

Answer 9

Increased foreign tariff from 15-37%

Angers s, leads to irev2

Question 10

Pres. Reconstruction acts

Answer 10

10% plan (if 10% swear an oath of allegiance they can come back)
Later? S also has to pay back war debts and abolish slavery
Sparked debate over who has authority to brig states back

Question 11

Freedmans bureau

Answer 11

Issued confiscated confederate land and food to free blacks, built hospitals and black colleges
Debate can fed govt do all this internal improvement?
1st federal welfare program

Question 12

Banking act

Answer 12

Established standard note currency and reestablished BUS

Encouraged purchase of U.S. bonds