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Test 3 (Reconstruction) Flashcards

1
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13 Ammendment

A

abolished slavery

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2
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Who told Texan slaves that they were free?

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Gen. Granger

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3
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Desired a drastic change in S. Govnt

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Thaddeus Stevens (Radical Rep.)

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4
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Civil Rights Act of 1866

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Declared anyone born in US a citizen
Guaranteed rights to any US citizen (not voting)
(vetoed and overrode)

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5
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14th Ammendment

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required states to give equal citizenship to all citizens

“equal protection of the law”

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6
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Elections of 1866

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Republics take full control of congress

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7
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Reconstruction Acts

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  1. Divided former confederacy into five military districts and put Union troops there to keep order
  2. States required to ratify 14th amendment to be a part of the Union
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Tenure of Office Act

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Pres. must check with Senate before removing officials

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9
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Johnson broke the ___ Act when he tried to ___ ___ and was one vote short of being impeached

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Tenure of Office Act

Sec. of War Edwin Stanton

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10
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Grant vs. ___

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Horatio

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11
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15th Ammendment

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all citizens vote

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12
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What black man replaced Jefferson Davis?

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Hiram Revels

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13
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Who led the KKK?

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Nathan Bedford Forrest “Grand Wizard”

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14
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Why did the KKK form and what was their goal?

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As a response to N. imposition of reconstruction

Wanted to destroy Rep. party in S.

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15
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Panic of 1873

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Economic depression that turned voters against republicans

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16
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Reedemers

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S. Dems. use terrorism to subdue blacks and republic voters

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17
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Election of 1876

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D: Samuel J Tiden vs R: Rutherford B Hayes
Tiden-wins pop. vote
Hayes- wins electoral vote

18
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Compromise of 1877

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  1. Dem accept Hayes as pres. BUT
  2. Rep agree to w/draw troops from S—reconstruction govnt falls
  3. States rewrite state constitution—overturn civil rights reform
19
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Editor of Atlanta Constitution- Advacate for “New South” story of funeral. thought S. was too dependent on N. economy

A

Henry W Grady

20
Q

Jim Crow Laws

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destined to enforce separation of races

Poll Tax and Literacy Test

21
Q

Black, one of the first millionaires

A

Madame C.J. Walker

22
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Urges blacks to be economically independent

Discouraged protesting discrimination

A

Booker T. Wasington

23
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Sought to end lynching of black slaves

urged blacks to lave hostile cities

A

Ida B. Wells

24
Q

Govnt agency managed natives

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Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA

25
Q

Sand Creek Massacre

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Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes want peace… men leave to hunt… Colonel John M. CHIVINGTON attacks… 200 killed (mostly women and children)

26
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The Battle of Little Bighorn

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Govnt breaks treaty for gold… SITTING BULL leads 2500 including CRAZY HORSE against GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER’s 600 men… US loss- no survivors
Last victory for Sioux

27
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Wounded Knee

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Sioux massacred by US after trying to take away firearms

28
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End of Resistance

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Geronimo escaped Apache reservation with 75 and raids settlements- surrender marks the end to violent resistance in the reservation system

29
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Asked Rutherford B Hayes to let her people return

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Thoc-me-tony (Sarah Winnemucca)

30
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The Daws Act

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Required native land to be surveyed (and sold off for farming?)

31
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Homestead Act

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a citizen can claim surveyed land up to 160 acres

32
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Pacific Railway Act

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Gave land to railroad companies to develop railroad line linking E to W coast

33
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Morril Act

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Granted 17mill acres to federal states and ordered the sale of the land to finance agricultural and engineering colleges

34
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3 main groups move W

A

White Americans from E
Black Americans from S
Immigrants

35
Q

Moving W offered a chance to escape what 3 things

A

poverty violence and persecution

36
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Moving W offered what 2 things

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farmers seeking fertile soil

Offered a chance to start over

37
Q

3 new pieces of farming equiptment

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“self binding” harvester
Stronger/sharper plows
The Combine

38
Q

Cowboys moved cattle from…

A

TX to Missouri and Kansas

39
Q

Why did the cattle boom end

A

barbed wire

oversaturated market

40
Q

Location of first gold rush

A

Colorado

41
Q

one of World’s Larges Silver mine

A

The Comstock Lode (Nevada)

42
Q

3 cities that were originally mining camps

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Denver, CO
Carson city, NV
Helena, MT

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