Post-Civil War, 1860-1900's Flashcards
Name the event:
- Wages cut for Railroad workers.
- Raised rent on railroad provided housing for workers.
- Pres. Cleveland ordered troops to stop protests.
The Pullman Strike of 1894.
How did the Dawes Act benefit the US government?
The division of Indian Reservations allowed for government to reclaim pieces of land that were shaved off during rezoning.
What brought about the Supreme Court’s slogan of “seperate but equal”.
Plessy vs. Ferguson.
What is a Scalawag?
Term used for someone who changed their political identity, often by a Southerner in support of Northern Reconstruction ideals.
How was the American Federation of Labor different from the Knights of Labor?
- It did not include minorities or women.
- Less protesting and riots.
How did Democrats benefit from the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890
Caused inflation and transferred a lot of silver into paper money which could be used to pay off debts.
What were the Ghost Dances and what transpired because of them?
Ghost Dances were ritualistic, peaceful ceremonies performed by Native Americans to recall their ancestors. Bureau of Indian Affairs did not like this and the Massacre at Wounded Knee was the fallout.
Two things resolved due to the Civil War.
Slavery and Secession.
The South’s economy suffered due to this.
The abolishment of slavery resulted in what?
The Thirteenth Amendment.
Amendment that Abolished Slavery under Lincoln.
Who was the leader of The American Federation of Labor?
Samuel Gompers.
These two amendments were required by _____ in order to be readmitted into the Union.
The 14th and 15th amendement by Congress. (congressional reconstruction).
Great distate for plan, wanted majority of South to agree before readmittance.
Congress’ response to 10% plan.
Name this event:
- Railroad wages cut due to recession.
- Cost of living rising.
- Dissenting workers struck down by Pres Hayes ordering of federal troops to stifle opposition.
- Wages remained cut.
The Railroad Strike of 1877
AKA
The Great Uprising.
Term used for a Norherner who travelled to the South during Reconstruction. Often aided in building schools and institutions for Blacks but were seen as swindlers and outsiders by the Southern people.
What are Carpetbaggers?
The Black Codes were deemed illegal due to what and by whom?
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, passed by Congress.
Amendment that Abolished Slavery under Lincoln.
The Thirteenth Amendment.
What were the four actions of the Reconstruction Acts and who were they passed by?
Passed by congress.
- Divided South into 5 military districts until readmittance.
- Required states to guarantee black male suffrage.
- Required Federal approval of new state constitutions.
- Required states to ratify 14th Amendment.
What is the “Great Migration”.
A period in the 1800’s when many former slaves and African Americans moved from Southern states to the North.
During reconstruction, they favored Federal Government and power versus State Government.
Congress.
What was the celebration of 1876, marking 100 years as a country?
The Centennial Exhibition AKA the Centennial Exposition.
Congress passed this Act in response to Black Codes.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866.
Term used for someone who changed their political identity, often by a Southerner in support of Northern Reconstruction ideals.
What is a Scalawag?
Who was involved in the Red River War of 1874, what were the famous battles.
US vs. Comanche.
The Battles of Adobe Walls.
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon (ended war)
How did Black Codes affect the black voter?
Black Codes issued involved requiring literacy tests prior to voting, annual registration, and a poll tax.
President Johnson implemented which measures to continue Reconstruction?
- Extended Presidential Pardons to high ranking Confederate officials.
- Established a Special Congressional Election to immediately refill seats in the south. (mostly filled by former confederates).
The economic depression and Panic of 1893 is a result of which Act?
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act.
Who was Indian chief of Little Big Horn?
Crazy Horse.
What did Congress establish to help former slaves?
The Freedman’s Bureau.
What was the controversy of the election 1876 and what was it’s outcome?
Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) versus Tilden (Democrat).
- Hayes won presidency by 1 electoral vote.
- Tilden won the popular vote.
Democrats agreed to elect Hayes if northern reconstruction efforts would stop.
What can General William T. Sherman be attributed to aside from the Civil War.
Being in command of the Indian Wars.
What was the Naturalization Act?
An act
Congress’ response to 10% plan was through the attempt to pass this bill.
The Wade-Davis Bill. Vetoed by Lincoln.
- US agreed to abandon Bozeman Trail and other posts in Sioux Territory.
- US guaranteed the Sioux western half of S. Dakota with hunting rights to many other areas.
- US promised to prevent white settlement and encroachment in new Sioux territory.
The Second Treaty of Fort Laramee operated under which three conditions?
What brought about the end of reconstruction to the south.
The “compromise” awarding Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency. (1876).
The Second Treaty of Fort Laramee operated under which three conditions?
- US agreed to abandon Bozeman Trail and other posts in Sioux Territory.
- US guaranteed the Sioux western half of S. Dakota with hunting rights to many other areas.
- US promised to prevent white settlement and encroachment in new Sioux territory.
Which organization introduced reform measure such as requiring Native American Indians to attend Enlish speaking schools, and requiring Native American men to farm in the American style?
The Bureau of Indian Affairs.
