Reconstruction Plenary

Question 1

When was The great compromise

Answer 1

1876

Question 2

Exp the great compromise

Answer 2

Tilden (D) V Hayes (R)

Ended reconstruction

Hayes lost popular vote to Tilden
Hayes won the electoral vote

Eventually Hayed accepted if Tilden removed all troops from the South- so Democrats can assert power and restrict AA

Question 3

Why reconstruction came to an end

Answer 3

Grants scandals- economic pains

Native American Wars

Redeemers back in power

Scandals

Great compromise (trigger)

Radicals died and Johnson not president

Growth of white supremacy

Question 4

Successes of Reconstruction

Answer 4

Freedmen Bureau- reestablished July 1866- precedent

14th amendment cut out black codes

15th Amendment- suffrage

Readmitted States

Question 5

Failures of reconstruction

Answer 5

14th amendment didn’t implicitly give vote

Black codes

Enforcement acts not effective

Interpretation of amendments

De jour

De facto