reconstruction

Question 1

10% plan

Answer 1

States would be admitted if 10% of their electorate agreed an oath of future alliance to the US

Question 2

50% plan

Answer 2

2 senators, wade and Davis, that is 50% of the electorate to take a much bigger oath of alliance to past, present and future loyalty to the US. this was vetoed by Lincoln which made a further divide between president and congress

Question 3

13th amendment

Answer 3

November 1864 that all slaves are formally freed

Question 4

Freedman Burro

Answer 4

1865 that the US, for a year, would help former slaves by giving advice on education and employment. it even established some schools

Question 5

Civil Rights Bill

Answer 5

1866, intended to strengthen the Burro but was voted by Johnson, this was then presidential vetoed by congress, which was the first in history

Question 6

14th amendment

Answer 6

1866, so that the civil rights bill could not be changed

Question 7

Military Reconstruction Bill

Answer 7

1867 which split up the south into 5 districts and imposed military rule in each district

Question 8

Command of the Army Act

Answer 8

1867, reduced Jonson military powers which was a presidential job, this divided congress and the president further

Question 9

Tenure of Office Act

Answer 9

intended to restrict the power of president Johnson to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. further reducing Johnson powers and dividing the split between congress and the president even more

Question 10

15th amendment

Answer 10

1869, the right to vote should not be denied on account of anything

Question 11

The Whiskey ring

Answer 11

1875, a network of distillers, distributors and public officials conspired to defend the feral government out of millions of liqueur tax. Made Grant look bad.

Question 12

First Term scandel

Answer 12

A group attempted to influence the government to manipulate the gold market, this resulted in Black Friday. this also made Grant’s reputation suffer and he was associated with the group.

Question 13

Hayes Compromise

Answer 13

Hayes wanted the support from the south so he agreed to withdraw the feral troops. This gained him support which led him to win the 1876 election but it also marked the end of reconstruction.

Question 14

Lincoln

Answer 14

1861-1865

Question 15

Jhonson

Answer 15

1861-1869

Question 16

Grant

Answer 16

1869-1877

Question 17

Hayes

Answer 17

1877-1881

Question 18

political effects of reconstruction

Answer 18

• during reconstruction were was little political influence from the south and they felt very distant
• by 1877 all of the southern states were under Democratic control

Question 19

economic effects of reconstruction

Answer 19

• the Souths economy had plummeted due to it being very reliant on agriculture ad the word from slaves, now with less workers the south was not economically stable
• the North’s economy was growing due to the rise in business such as railroads.

Question 20

African Americans negative

Answer 20

• employment was hard as there was little to no land given to the freedmen so many became sharecroppers in the 70s, this was where they were allowed land in return for a % of the crops grown. This limited their freedom
• social position, they were very discriminated due to the Black codes and the Jim Crow Laws which limited their freedom. Separate but equal. there was also a rise in white supremacist groups such as the KKK which was set up in 1866. these groups were known for beating and lynching freedmen.

Question 21

African American positive

Answer 21

Amendments, bills and rights given to African Americans giving them more freedom than ever. They were more Representative and had influence in the government with 2 black senators in congress. There was also increasing numbers of African Americans becoming doctors, teachers and lawyers due to the rise in African Americans joining schools.

Question 22

Why did reconstruction fail

Answer 22

• opposition of the south
• Johnson being lenient towards the south
• Grant’s scandals and entry of carpetbaggers
• Hayes Compromise

Question 23

Under Lincoln

Answer 23

• 10% plan
• 50% plans
• Freedmen Burro
• 13th Amendment

Question 24

Under Johnson

Answer 24

• Black Codes
• Civil Rights Bill
• 14th Amendment
• Radical reconstruction e.g military rule, Command of army and Tenure of Office

Question 25

Under Grant

Answer 25

• Governing of the South e.g Carpetbaggers
• 15th Amendment
• Scandals e.g First Term and Whiskey Ring
• Hayes Compromise

Question 26

mass immigration positives

Answer 26

1860-1890 around 10 million immigrants moved from Germany, Scotland, Italy. they were needed due to the empty land, growing industry with a need of a labour force and there was a welcomes in the US because of the Statue of liberality making America the ‘land of the free’

Question 27

Mass immigration negatives

Answer 27

-tensions grew between ‘new’ immigrants and ‘old’ immigrants due to the growth in nationalism because of the war and the rise in new culture fighting back nationalism.
- suspicion grew that immigrants were ‘stealing’ jobs
- Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 which stopped the migration of any Chinese workers, prevented the ones who were here to get a US citizenship and if they ever visited china they were not allowed back. This was both liked and disliked as many employers were huge fans of Chinese workers because of their great work ethic, cheap labour and caused few disruptions

Question 28

North divisions

Answer 28

• ‘old’ and ‘new’ immigrants
• divisions with classes e.g between working classes and the upper class due to monopolies and industry rising, this was a cause for the ssrikes and unions created e.g knights of labour.

Question 29

Southern division

Answer 29

• between freedmen and white supremacist due to the Jim crow laws and the KKK.
• Between ‘old’ and ‘new’ southerners

Question 30

West divisions

Answer 30

• between new settlers and native Americans