MIDTERM EXAM Flashcards
What is the 13th amendment? From what time period?
no slavery 1865
What is the 14th amendment? From what time period?
national citizenship and equal protection 1868
What is the 15th amendment? From what time period?
freedmen have the right to vote (guarantee right to vote for former slaves) 1870
What is the Republican Reconstruction?
Once African Americans received the right to vote, black men constituted as much as 80% of the Republican voters in the South. White supremacy want to make sure that African Americans are second to them. Established a vicious trap known as sharecroppers. Convict leasing systerm.
What is the Democratic Redemption?
veterans of the Confederate army formed the Ku Klux Klan. They cause voter intimidation. Democrats controlled majorily of the Sourth State.
What is the Cotton Pickers? When created?
The Cotton Pickers is a painting by Winslow Homer made in 1876.
Describe the picture
when was it painted?
There are two African American cotton pickers in the field. One individual looking down minding her business picking cotton. The other individual standing erect looking towards the horizon; she has a mysterious face of what is beyond the plantation.
What did Washington talked about in “The Atlanta Compromise Speech” (bucket)
what does it represent?
Washington: Cast down your bucket. (one will eventually gain more skills) no more slavery, work hard - get somewhere
What did DuBois talked about in “The Niagara Movement”
What are the results of the things that DuBois mentioned within this article?
DuBois: Sees the unjust system Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow Laws is the result of white supremacy
Segregation resulted. ex: restrooms, school
(pretension: white America pretend)?
When did the Homestead Strike occurred? What happened during the Homestead Strike?
1877
1st nation wide strike in US history
Railroad workers wages were cut
Major deflation
Refer to movie notes
Who are the Knights of Labor? When were they found?
the largest labor union before the Haymarket Riot of 1886
founded in 1869
What is the Haymarket Riot (or Haymarket Massacre) of 1886?
When and where did it occurred?
Who were involved and what happened to them?
It is a big rally about labor law striking for an 8hr/day in Chicago
The Haymarket Riot occured on 4 May 1886 in Haymarket square in Chicago
Someone threw a bomb at the police (people assume labor union) The riot destroyed its reputation
Describe/what is the significance of the constitution of the Knights of Labor?
Setting laws, defining mission and accomplish Refer to reading, notes, recording
Who created the “cross of gold” source? what party?
What is the “Cross of Gold” source about?
William Jennings Bryan is thepresidential nominee for the Democratic Party
Toilers (farmers) nailed by cross of gold (gold standard)
Bryan supported bimetallism
gold standard - limited money supply but eased trade with other nations
What was a situation of the “cross of gold” regards to money?
couldn’t print money unless there is enough gold
what is a solution to the gold standard?
bimetallism
silver standard
16oz silver : 1oz gold
What is the significant of “waving the bloody shirt”
McKinley is running for the presidency against Bryan. He says that Bryan is all talk, but no action
McKinley’s “waving the bloody shirt” is a reminder to the people that the Democrats (Bryan is running for Democrat), back then in 1861 started the civil war.
Waving the bloody shirt also has been used to define someone who brings up a past injustice or mistreatment in history to justify or cover up an injustice being committed in the present
Explain about Republican Reconstruction?
Who were involved, what did they try to do, Why did the do it?
Scalawags and Carpetbaggers were involved into the Republican Reconstruction.
The Republican government south attempted to deal with beneficially with the problems left of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery.
What is the Democratic Redemption?
When did it took place?
Who were involved, What were they doing, Why were they doing it?
Took place in 1870s
veterans of the confederacy (Ku Klux Klan) were involved
Democrats controlled majority of the South State
They created voter intimidation, literacy test requirements, poll taxes, black codes
The Southern Democrats took over the control of the south and they promise to fix the problems that the republicans have brought upon to the south after the civil war. They will be known as the redeemers.
Describe the picture
Haymarket riot / Haymarket massacre
of May 4, 1886
A strike for 8hr/day
someone threw a bomb to police
Knights of Labor reputation deminished
Name the given objectives of the KOL constitution
I, II, III, V
I: unifying people to ogranzation (join the union)
II: toilers = workers
III: want to know the condition (buearu of labor statistics)
V: speculators (don’t like them)
[they look for a piece of land and know if there is oil, good, they buy land cheapily, wait for price to go up and sale]
Name the given objectives of the KOL constitution
X, XII, XIV, XV
X: strikes may become violent (most strike unions lose so they arbitration than strike)
[arbitration - the use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute]
XII: Convict Leasing illgal in US
XIV: 8hr/day working [yes]
XV: cash money (gold standard) people didn’t trust paper money
money is based on TRUST
What point was Robert G. Ingersoll tried to make in the “Waving the bloody shirt” source?
McKinley, who is running for republican against Bryan for democrats for presidency, reminds the people that the the Democrats were the ones who started the Civil War in 1861 and are responsible for it.
there are good and bad in all parties, but democratic party are bad and worse
New Democratic party - believed in rejecting?
What is “Our Country” by Josiah Strong about?
When did this occurred?
This occurred or was created in 1891
The Anglo-Saxon race - the final competition of races, for which the Anglo-Saxon is being schooled.
What was the purpose of “our country” source by josiah strong?
Anglo-Saxon will spread itself over the earth. move down Mexico, Central, South America, upon islands of sea, Africa, beyond
Result of competion of races will be the “survival of the fittest”
What is Social Darwinism?
classification of the world to social groups
survival of the fittest race?
Describe the picture
farmer and wife look of frustration or worried
Traditional people such as the people depicted in the painting doesn’t like or keep up with modern times and look upset about it.
male sign of anger/hostile no collar, dirty overalls, he was farming
wife looks worried, looking at male. maybe annoyed and wants to leave too
frustration impatience mysterious
wHAT IS THE significance of this photo?
left before ware - depression
came back after war - prosperous
baby boomer - family goes up
optimism (hopefulness/confidence) of 1945
