Ch15 Flashcards
What was the significance of the Military Reconstruction Act?
It required new state constitutions and established military districts in the South
How did emancipation impact the South?
It left southern agriculture in disarray
Which of the following was a task of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Providing formerly enslaved African Americans with education opportunities
What was a legacy of Republican state government in the South after 1877
The construction of railroads, roads, and bridges
Which of the following happened after the end of Reconstruction?
Black civil rights crumbled as white rule solidified
How did President Johnson violate the Tenure of Office Act?
He tried to remove a cabinet member without the approval of the Senate
Who advocates in the 1860s and 1870s for “soft money”, or paper currency?
Farmers and debtors
The primary objective of the Ku Klux Klan was
Oppressing black and white Republicans
Which politicians was named president of the U.S. in exchange for removing federal troops from the South in 1877?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Who were the Scalawags?
Southern white people who opposed secession
What was the result of the 14th Amendment?
It guaranteed citizenship to frreedmen and immigrant children born in the U.S.
How did “redeemer” Conservative Democrats achieve power in the South during the 1870s
They used race issues to excite the White electorate and threaten Black voters
The “black codes” entered by southern legislatures
Were part of an effort to restore white supremacy
What is the legacy of reconstruction
The passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Which of the following is true of the 15th Amendment?
It protected the right of Americans to vote regardless of race or color
Why did the Radical-led Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866
It was a response to the black codes and the neo-slavery system created by southern legislature
What was the substance of Henrietta Wood’s legal complaint in 1870
She was illegally sold as a slave and now demanded $20k in back wages
Which 2 western states refused to ratify the 15th Amendment because of the Chinese issue
California and Oregon
Why did many freed black people prefer sharecropping over working wages during the reconstruction?
Sharecropping freed black farmers from day to day white supervision of their lives
Who was the first Native American appointed as commissioner of Native affairs in 1869
Ely Parker
