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Andrew Johnson

Who

A

President of the US after Lincoln died

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Andrew Johnson

What

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Openly hostile toward African Americans

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Andrew Johnson

When

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1865

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Andrew Johnson

Where

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US

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Andrew Johnson

Why

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Strong commitment to withhold rights from blacks was a contributing factor to the failure of Reconstruction.

Ended the land redistribution effort

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Black Codes

Who

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State legislatures

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Black Codes

What

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Set of laws designed to give whites authority over former slaves

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Black Codes

When

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1865

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Black Codes

Where

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South

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Black Codes

Why

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Prevented African Americans from obtaining social equality

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Booker T. Washington

Who

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Chief spokesman for black commitment to education

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Booker T. Washington

What

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Founded the Tuskegee Institute

Gave the speech “Atlanta Compromise”

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Booker T. Washington

When

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Speech in 1895

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Booker T. Washington

Where

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Alabama

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Booker T. Washington

Why

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Helped awaken the interest of a new generation to the possibilities of self advancement through self improvement

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Carpetbaggers

Who

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White men from the North who served as Republican leaders in the South

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Carpetbaggers

What

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Looked on the South as a new frontier

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Carpetbaggers

When

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Reconstruction era (1865-187)

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Carpetbaggers

Where

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South

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Carpetbaggers

Why

A

Name conveyed an image of penniless adventures and resentment

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Charles Sumner

Who

A

Senator of MA

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Charles Sumner

What

A

Leader of the Radical Republicans

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Charles Sumner

When

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Reconstruction era (1865-1877)

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Charles Sumner

Where

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MA

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Charles Sumner

Why

A

Advocated social equality for blacks

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Compromise of 1877

Who

A

Hayes vs. Tilden

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Compromise of 1877

What

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Unwritten deal deciding the election between Hayes and Tilden

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Compromise of 1877

When

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1877

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Compromise of 1877

Where

A

US

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Compromise of 1877

Why

A

Pulled federal troops out of state politics in the south

Ended Reconstruction era

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31
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Crop lien system

Who

A

Poor whites and former slaves mainly

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Crop lien system

What

A

System that allowed farmers to receive commodities on credit and pay this debt back after the crop was harvested and sold

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33
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Crop lien system

When

A

1860s (began)

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34
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Crop lien system

Where

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South

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35
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Crop lien system

Why

A

Trapped in a cycle of debt

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36
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Enforcement Acts

Who

A

Republican Congress

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Enforcement Acts

What

A

Laws the prohibited the states from discriminating against voters and gave the federal government right to intervene if states didn’t listen

Black equal protection

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38
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Enforcement Acts

When

A

1870 and 1871

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39
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Enforcement Acts

Where

A

US

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40
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Enforcement Acts

Why

A

First time the federal government had ever claimed the power to prosecute crimes by individuals under federal law

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41
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14 Amendment

Who

A

Congress

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42
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14 Amendment

What

A

Gave citizenship to blacks

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43
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14 Amendment

When

A

1866

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44
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14 Amendment

Where

A

US

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45
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14 Amendment

Why

A

Made the Bill of Rights apply to state governments

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46
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Freedmen Bureau

Who

A

Congress

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47
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Freedmen Bureau

What

A

Agency of the army that distributed food to former slaves and established schools

48
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Freedmen Bureau

When

A

1865

49
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Freedmen Bureau

Where

A

South

50
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Freedmen Bureau

Why

A

Not a permanent solution

51
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Hamilton Fish

Who

A

Secretary of State

52
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Hamilton Fish

What

A

Forged an agreement, the Treaty of Washington, where Britain expressed regret over the Alabama incident

53
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Hamilton Fish

When

A

1871

54
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Hamilton Fish

Where

A

US + GB

55
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Hamilton Fish

Why

A

Helped resolve the longstanding controversy with England

56
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Ida B. Wells

Who

A

Black journalist

57
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Ida B. Wells

What

A

Launched an international anti lynching movement

58
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Ida B. Wells

When

A

1892

59
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Ida B. Wells

Where

A

Began movement in TN

60
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Ida B. Wells

Why

A

Movement gathered strength and raised awareness about lynching

61
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Jim Crow Laws

Who

A

Targeted blacks

62
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Jim Crow Laws

What

A

Racial segregation laws

63
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Jim Crow Laws

When

A

Enacted between 1876 and mid 1900s

64
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Jim Crow Laws

Where

A

US

65
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Jim Crow Laws

Why

A

Limited blacks form social equality

66
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KKK

Who

A

Targeted blacks

67
Q

KKK

What

A

Organization that used intimation and violence to undermine Reconstruction

68
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KKK

When

A

Late mid 1800s

69
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KKK

Where

A

South

70
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KKK

Why

A

Essentially served as a military force continuing the battle against the North

71
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Panic of 1873

Who

A

Grant (president)

72
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Panic of 1873

What

A

Economic crisis

73
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Panic of 1873

When

A

1873

74
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Panic of 1873

Where

A

US

75
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Panic of 1873

Why

A

Undermined support for Reconstruction

76
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Plessy vs. Ferguson

Who

A

Supreme Court

77
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Plessy vs. Ferguson

What

A

Court held that separate accommodation did not deprive blacks of equal rights

78
Q

Plessy vs. Ferguson

When

A

1896

79
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Plessy vs. Ferguson

Where

A

US

80
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Plessy vs. Ferguson

Why

A

Institutionalized the separation of races and formed the legal basis for the segregation of schools

81
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Radical Republicans

Who

A

Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens

82
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Radical Republicans

What

A

Demanded civil equality for blacks, punishment of Confederacy, and redistribution of property

83
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Radical Republicans

When

A

Began in 1864

84
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Radical Republicans

Where

A

US

85
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Radical Republicans

Why

A

Helped blacks obtain a degree of equality

86
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Redeemers

Who

A

White democrats

87
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Redeemers

What

A

Restoration of “home rule”

88
Q

Redeemers

When

A

Redeemed by 1877

89
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Redeemers

Where

A

South

90
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Redeemers

Why

A

The South then fell under the control of a powerful oligarchy known as the Bourbons

91
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Scalawags

Who

A

Southern white Republicans

92
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Scalawags

What

A

Supported Reconstruction

93
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Scalawags

When

A

After Civil War (1865)

94
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Scalawags

Where

A

South

95
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Scalawags

Why

A

Pejorative term conveyed Southern resentment

96
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Sharecropping

Who

A

Farmers

97
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Sharecropping

What

A

System of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land

98
Q

Sharecropping

When

A

Late mid 1800s

99
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Sharecropping

Where

A

South

100
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Sharecropping

Why

A

Former slaves became economically dependent on their landowner (like a master)

101
Q

Thaddeus Stevens

Who

A

Leader of the Radical Republicans

102
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Thaddeus Stevens

What

A

South to obtain equal rights for blacks

103
Q

Thaddeus Stevens

When

A

1860s

104
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Thaddeus Stevens

Where

A

US

105
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Thaddeus Stevens

Why

A

Helped blacks obtain a degree of equality

106
Q

Wade Davis Bill

Who

A

Radical Republicans

107
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Wade Davis Bill

What

A

Bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South

108
Q

Wade Davis Bill

When

A

1864

109
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Wade Davis Bill

Where

A

South

110
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Wade Davis Bill

Why

A

Harsher than Lincoln’s Plan, and Lincoln ultimately disposed of it with a pocket veto

111
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William Seward

Who

A

Ardent expansionist

112
Q

William Seward

What

A

Secretary of State

113
Q

William Seward

When

A

1867

114
Q

William Seward

Where

A

Alaska

115
Q

William Seward

Why

A

Purchased Alaska from the Russians and later annexed Hawaii

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