reconstruction Flashcards
(32 cards)
What happened to the south after the war
The south was completely destroyed
Even though black freed men were free what did they still do
They still stayed on plantation where they always lived
Once blacks became free what became a strong pillar in the black community
churches
What was the freedman’s bureau
It was created by the Congress to provide food, clothing, health care, and education
who headed the bureau
General Howard who eventually founded Howard university
What was the bureaus greatest accomplishment
helping black freedmen read
who tried to kill the bureau
president andrew johnson
who didn’t like the bureau
the south
when did the bureau expire
72
who succeeded Lincoln after his assassination
Andrew Johnson
Where was Johnson from
Tenessee
Although he was from Tennessee what did he not do with the south
He did not join the south regardless of Tennessee seceding
Did the north like him and why
no they didn’t because he was a southerner
Did the south like him and why
no they distrusted him because he sided with the north
In the emancipation proclamation which slaves did they free
Only the ones from the south because the south seceded but the slaves in the border states stayed slaves
How come Lincoln didn’t let the slaves in the border states free
he didn’t want to make the border states angry and want to side with the south
what did the battle of bull run show
it showed each side how important it is to be prepared and organized
on paper who won
the south
who was in charge of getting the us army ready
general George mclellan
what was McClellan’s weakness
he always felt like his preparation was never enough and did only preparing and no fighting
what was the capital of the south
Richmond virginia
what was mcclellan’s plan
his plan was to take south’s capital and almost pulled it off
who were the confederates
the southerners who seceded
what was another word for the guilded age
the industrial revolution
