Chapter 12-3 Radical Reconstruction Flashcards
1
Q
- What was the name of the bill that Congressional Republicans passed in March 1867?
A
Military reconstruction act
2
Q
- What’s another name for this congressional program of Reconstruction?
A
Radical reconstruction
3
Q
- How many military districts did this law divide the former Confederacy into?
A
five
4
Q
- Which former Confederate state was not subjected to Military Reconstruction?
A
Tennessee
5
Q
- Why was this state not subjected to Military Reconstruction?
A
Tennessee was taken over very quickly.
6
Q
- What did the Military Reconstruction Act do to former Confederates who had been elected to office with Johnson’s approval?
A
The law kicked them all out
7
Q
Define carpetbagger:
A
Define carpetbagger: Negative term, Northerners who moved to the south to run for political office and find work rebuilding infrastructure.
8
Q
Define scalawag:
A
- Define scalawag: A white southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derivelily by white southern democrats who opposed reconstruction legislation.
9
Q
- What two things did the Military Reconstruction Act require each state to do before being allowed back into the Union?
A
- ratify the 14th amendment
2. Guarantee universal male suffrage
10
Q
- List four positive accomplishments of the “Carpetbag Governments”.
A
- Repealed black codes
protected universal male suffrage
oversaw building of economy
established public schools
11
Q
- List four major criticisms of the “Carpetbag Governments”.
A
- Heavy spending
- heavy taxes
- increased state debt
- corruption
12
Q
- What organization was formed in Tennessee by former Confederates to undermine the “Carpetbag Governments”?
A
the KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
13
Q
- What did the white supremacists want to prevent black men from doing in the South?
A
They did not want them to vote
14
Q
- What did the Radical Republicans in the House do to President Johnson in February 1868?
A
Impeachment
15
Q
- What federal department was in charge of overseeing the enforcement of Military Reconstruction?
A
War department
16
Q
- Who was the secretary of this department?
A
Edwin Stanton
17
Q
- What was the name of the law Congress passed that prevented the president from removing a cabinet member without the approval of the Senate?
A
Tenure of office act.
18
Q
- Which house of Congress begins the impeachment process by voting to put the President on trial?
A
The house of representatives
19
Q
- How many votes are required in this house to impeach the president today?
A
218/435
20
Q
- Which house of Congress continues the impeachment process by acting as the jury?
A
The senate
21
Q
- How many votes are required in this house to convict the President today?
A
67/100
22
Q
- What was the result of Johnson’s impeachment trial?
A
he was innocent by one vote
23
Q
- Who has been the only other U.S. President to be impeached?
A
Trump twice and Bill Clinton
24
Q
- Who did the Republicans nominate from Illinois to run for president in 1868?
A
Ulysses S. Grant
25
Q
What three states were not allowed to participate in the Election of 1868 because they were not yet restored to the Union?
A
Virginia
Missipiie
Texas
26
Q
- The Republican Party certainly benefited from black men gaining suffrage (voting rights). What amendment did the Republicans propose to guarantee future power?
A
15th amendment
