bethpage/radical reconstruction Flashcards
who was the original owner of bethpage
thomas powell
who was thomas powell
a devoted quaker
what other land did thomas powell own on long island
huntington
what does the name bethpage mean
“house of figs”
what was bethpage originally called
central park(1857)
when did bethpage change back to bethpage
1936(confusion in the mail)
what was the famous french restaurant in bethpage called
beau sejour
what was the best school in bethage and why
powell ave school because it had running water and heat
what is the public library actually supposed to look like
an airplane hanger
what planes did grumman make
fighter planes
what else was grumman famous for
the lunar module (space craft that landed on the moon)
what was the goal of reconstruction for the civil war
to reunite the country
what was the freedmans bureau
gov’t agency to protect slaves rights, education, marriage, banks, hospitals etc
what was lincolns plan on how to rebuild called
the 10% plan
what was lincolns reconstruction plan
10% of voters in 1860 took an oath of loyalty
what could the gov’t do once lincolns reconstruction plan took action
set up state gov’ts
who did not get a pardon in lincolns reconstruction plan
confederate officals or military leaders
what did radical republicans hate
the 10% program
who came up with a rival plan for reconstruction
wade davis
what was wade davis’s plan for reconstruction called
the wade davis bill
what was wade davis’s plan for reconstruction
majority of white m4n to swear loyalty to the union
what did the wade davis bill deny
the right to vote/hold office if fought in the civial war
what did lincoln do to wade davis’s bill
pockets veto
what happens to lincoln after veto
he get assasinated
who becomes president after lincolns death
andrew johnson
who writes the famous poem o’captain my captian
wa;t whitman
what was johnsons plan of reconstruction
to give amnesty (forgiveness) to all confederate and property
what does johnson have to do to fufill his reconstruction plan
radify the 13th amendment-freed slaves
what does impeach mean
to bring formal charges against an elected official
what did the house do to johnson
charged him with high crimes and misdemeanors
what did the house say that johnson violated
tenure of office act
who saved johnson from getting kicked out of office
edman ross
what did the south divide into
5 military districts controlled by the army
what did new state govts have to grant black males
the right to vote
what did the southern states have to do before readmission to the union
ratify the 14th amendment
what was the white concern of state gov’ts
it limited the freedom of former slaves
what did republicans lead
new gov’ts
what did blacks have the right to do in the republicans new gov’ts
vote
blacks supported republicans because they were given the right to vote, what did this cause in office?
many republicans got elected to office
what did the 13th amendment state
abolished slavery in the U.S
what did the 14th amendment state
native born or naturalized people were citizens-forbade any laws to deprive any person from life, liberty, or property
what did the 15th amendment state
declared that states could not keep african american males from voting
what are scalawags
southerners who sided with the north
what are carpetbaggers
northerners who went south to profit in reconstruction
who was running in the election of 1868
U.S grant v.s horatio seymour
who wins in the election of 1868
U.S grant by a landslide
who was the ku klux klan
southern white secret society
what did the ku klux klan do
intimidate blacks, carpet baggers, and scalawags;burned houses,crosses-flagged people-lynched blacks
what act was introduced by U.S grant in 1872
anesty act
what did the anesty act state
former confederates gain political rights
what is considered a cycle of property
share cropping
who worked on large plantations
farmers, former slaves, and poor whites
what did plantation owners provide
seed, fertilizer, tools, and 1/3 of the crops
who ran in 1876
hayes vs tiden
who won the election of 1876
hayes lost popular vote and electoral votes were being debated
what did hayes promise
the military will leave the south if he is elected
who was happy about what hayes said
the south
what are poll taxes
you have to pay a fee each time you voted
what are literacy taxes
you must read and explain part of the constitution
what is the grandfather clause
if your father/grandfather had been eligible to vote before 1867 you did not have to take the tests or pay the taxes
what is segregation
seperation of races in all aspects of society
what were segregation laws known as
jim crow laws
what did the case of plessy vs ferguson establish
that segregation was legal as long as facilities were equal
what clause did the case of plessy vs ferguson establish
seperate but equal clause
