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Political Development 1 (1865-1890) Flashcards

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What is the executive branch? What’s is their responsibility?

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President - To enforce the laws

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What is the legislative branch? What is their responsibility?

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Congress - To create laws

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What is the judicial branch? What is their responsibility?

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The Supreme Court - To interpret the Constitution

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When was the Reconstruction Period?

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1865 to 1877

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When did the Civil War end? Who was successful?

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The Union (Northern states) won the US Civil war on the 9th April 1861 - Lincoln assassinated a week later.

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Who took over presidency after Lincoln (15th April 1865)?

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Andrew Johnson - Lincoln’s vice president

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What were black codes?

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Laws passed in separate states to enforce segregation.

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What was the first state to institute laws that abolished African American’s full civil rights?

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Mississippi

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When was the Freedman’s Bureau passed? And when was its power renewed?

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It was passed on March 3rd 1865 and renewed in 1866.

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Evidence suggesting aiding African Americans was not at the foresight of President Johnson

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Johnson used his presidential veto against the renewal of the Freedman’s Bureau and the introduction of the Civil Rights Act in March 1866.

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What was the de’facto of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which granted African American’s equal citizenship to white people?

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The de’facto was that many states had black codes which led to black Americans being treated as second-class citizens.

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What civil liberties did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 outline?

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All citizens had the right to:
Make contracts
Own and sell property
Receive equal treatment under the law

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Who came to power in the election of 1866? What was their aim?

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The Radical Republicans - their aim was to punish the South

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Which branch of government could override President Johnson’s vetoes of the Radical Republican’s initiatives?

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The Legislative branch - Congress

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Why did the Senate fail to impeach President Johnson?

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They needed 1 more vote to convict Johnson - but his power to hinder radical reform was diminished

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What were Carpetbaggers?

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Northerners who came to the south for political and economic reasons. They were considered corrupt who used Reconstruction to advance their own personal interests.

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Who didn’t support the Radical Republicans?

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WASPS and the KKK

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What did the Radical Republicans aim to do?

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To intervene and design laws which protected the emancipated blacks.

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Name 2 Radical Republicans

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Representative Thaddeus Stevens
Senator Charles Sumner

20
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How many more votes did Ulysses Grant win with in 1868?

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300,000 more votes for Republicans

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By 1869 which party was in control in all 3 branches of the federal government?

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Republican Party

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What year was President Grant re-elected in?

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1872

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Who were the political opposition of the Republicans during the reconstruction period?

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The Democratic ‘Redeemers’

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Who were the violent opposition of the Republicans during the Reconstruction period?

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The ‘White terrorists’

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Give 2 examples of increasing violence against African Americans in the USA

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  • 1868 - 1000 freedmen killed in Louisiana
  • 1873 - Colfax Massacre - 150 freedmen killed
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When did the Federal troops intervene with lynchings in Louisiana?

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1874

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What was the Amnesty Act of 1872?

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It allowed ex-confederates to return to their political lives.

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What happened in 1873 which weakened Ulysses Grant’s presidency?

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The 1873 Financial Panic (stocks and shares plummeted)

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What scandals did Grant face from 1869-1870?

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  • 1869 - Black Friday Gold Scandal
  • The Railroad Speculation Scandal
  • The Tweed Ring NYC operated Democratic political corruption under Grant’s nose in the 1870s and looted $45 million from the state.
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Who won the election of 1876?

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Following the corrupt and fraudulent election in 1876 a commission was launched to decide who won the election. Republican Rutherford B Hayes (Governor of Ohio) was chosen by the Congressional Committee over Democrat Samuel Tilden (Governor of NYC).

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What was the Compromise of 1877?

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President Hayes offered to remove Union troops from Confederate states and in return the Confederate states would recognise him as the President despite his potential lack of mandate.

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How was President Hayes viewed?

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Decent president, stayed for 1 term but was a weak President

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Who was Hayes opposed by?

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Republican Stalwarts - who advocated for African Americans rights and did not approve of Hayes’ lenient approach towards the Confederate states.

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What were Half-Breeds and who did they support?

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They were another faction within the Republican party who support James G. Blaine. They were known as ‘half breeds’ as they strayed away from Stalwarts orthodoxy.

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Who won the election in 1880? When was he assassinated?

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James Garfield won by 10,000 votes and was assassinated in 1881 and his vice president Chester Arthur became President.

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Who won the 1884 election?

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Grover Cleveland (Democrat)

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Who was elected as President in 1888?

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Benjamin Harrison (Republican)

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What year was Grover Cleveland re-elected in? Why?

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1892 as he promised to keep tariffs.

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What 2 things did President Benjamin Harrison introduce?

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War pensions
McKinley Tariff (1890)

40
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State 5 US Presidents that used ‘pork barrel’ politics?

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President Hayes
President Garfield
President Arthur
President Cleveland
President Harrison

41
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What is ‘pork barrel’ politics?

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Passing laws to reward supporters

42
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How did Congress respond to corrupt politics in 1890?

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Sherman Anti-Trust. It ensured fair competition and stopped monopolies of industry.

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Summarise Political Development between 1865 and 1890

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  • 2 party’s had developed
  • The identity and ideology of the Republican and Democrats had developed
  • The American political system was still not yet fully formed
  • Politics very much was reacting to huge economic and social changes

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