Test 1 (Industrialization) Flashcards
What was the ordinance Lincoln passed in 1863 to reconstruct?
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
What provided 3/4 of South’s income following the civil war?
Cotton
What was the 10% plan?
after 10% of the voters of each confederate state registered pre-war re-registered, you could rejoin with the U.S..
What did the Emancipation do regarding slaves?
Freed slaves in southern-controlled areas, kept slaves in union-controlled areas.
In reaction to the 10% plan, congress created what? What was it?
The Wade Davis Bill. Congress wanted the majority of voters in a state to take a loyalty oath (saying they have always been loyal to the union), not just 10% of the voters.
Lincoln didn’t sign the Wade Davis Bill, he just let it fall onto the next President. What is this process called?
Pocket Veto
Lincoln’s vice president, who was the only senator from the south to remain loyal to the union.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson got rid of the 10% plan. What two things did a confederate state do to gain re-entry?
Recognize slavery no longer exists and that secession was wrong.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
What did the Joint Committee on Reconstruction do?
Investigated abuses in the South (regarding slavery).
In 1866 Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act, which was then passed over his head by congress. What did it declare?
That all persons born in U.S. are entitled to the same rights - excluding Native Americans.
What was the Freedman’s Bureau Bill?
Government agency that helped slaves transition to freedom (education, lawyers, bankers, etc.)
What did the 14th amendment do?
- all persons born in the U.S. are citizens
- prohibits the states from denying U.S. citizens rights
- no compensation for slave owners losing their “property”
What two things did the Military Reconstruction Act do?
- All states voided that tried to rejoin the union (except TN)
- Divided the south into 5 military districts with 5 military governors.
What was the Tenure of Office Act?
You can’t dismiss a cabinet member without Senate approval.
What man, serving as Secretary of War, did Andrew Johnson wish to dismiss from the cabinet?
Edwin Stanton
What term describes someone who is selling out southern democrats?
Scalwag
What term describes people who want to recover democratic control in the South?
Redeemer
What was the 15th amendment?
The rights of citizens shall not be denied due to race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What political group did the KKK support? What were they primarily against?
Supported Southern Democrats
Against Black Republicanism
What was the Credit Mobilier Scam?
The railroad companies sent false tickets to Congress asking for funding and pocketed the money. Many politicians were involved with the scam, including the Vice President.
What was the Whiskey Ring?
John MacDonald, a tax collector, didn’t charge distillers tax.
What term is used to describe the political tactic of accusing southerners as those who killed our brothers?
The Bloody Shirt Concept
What was the Compromise of 1877?
Hayes wins swing state of Louisiana, gives them a democratic governor and agrees to be a one-term president.
