reconstrcution Flashcards
(18 cards)
what was the south like in beginning of reconstruction
livestock dead, farms destroyed, no machinary or railroads let
what was Lincoln’s plan
only wanted 10% of confeds to apologize
send AFAms on boat to colonize Ethiopia
Andrew JOhnson’ s plan
stuck with Abe’s plan, giving little help to Af am’s ( allowed creation og KKK, allowed sharecropping, aloowed for creation of black codes and literacy tests
who was Andrew Johnson
inly southern gov official to not repel, ABe’s VP
radical republicans wanted to end the reconstrciton by making what deal
compromise of 1877
what was the Compromise of 1877
withdraw federal troops from South
Give money to improve south
South gets reps in Gov
what were the end results of the Recon
AF-Ams still terreroized by kkk systemized sharecropping scandals weakpen northern power economic depression repubs cut a deal w/ south
13th Amendment
abolishes slavery in US , passed in beg of Recon
black codes
series of tests designed to take away voting rights from blacks
what was the Grandfather clause
did not hvae to take a test if yu could prove your gpa was white
14th Amendement
all persons born or naturalized in US were citizens of country
Johnson…impeached?
he tried to vetp the 14th amendment so rad repubs tried to have him impeached…he was not impeached but he was not voted back in the election of 1868
GRant in office
passed 15th Amendment
15th Amendment
no one can be kept from voting because of race color or previous condition of servitude
Grant’s scandals
accused of corruption
giving his friends jobs they did not earn
bribes
tax breaks
Panic of 1873
People began borrowing money to invest in booming industries like railroads…railroads went bankrupt and investors lst everything. 3 million workers lost their jobs, 5 year economic depression
HOmestead Act
Congress will give 160 Acres of land to any HOH who moved out west ( if they built a house, planted one thing and kept it for 5 years.)
why did Conflict arise amonst homesteaders and NA’s
NA’s did not believe in private property
relied on BUffalo for survival
resisted assimilation( give up beleiefs and become apart of white culture)
