Ulysses Grant 1869 - 1877 Flashcards
What was grants view on reconstruction
Grant was in favour of firm treatment of the south side and e
What were the new governments under military control like
These new governments were often corrupt and inefficient and the majority of officials were northerners
What were carptebaggers
The northern officials in the south nicknamed after the type of suit case they carried
What were scalawags
Renegade southern whites these were southern whites who formed a republican coalition with black freedmen and northern newcomers to take control of state and local governments
What happened in the 1872 election
Grant easily defeated Horace greeley winning over 55 percent of the popular vote
When was grant elected president
1868
What was Black Friday
A group of speculators attempted to influence gold market resulted in a financial panic on 24th September 1869
What happened to grant as a result of Black Friday
His reputation suffered because he had become personally associated with two of the speculators James Fisk and jay Gould
What was the whiskey ring scandal
Involved a network of distillers distributors and public officials who conspired to defraud the federal government of millions in liquor tax revenue, grants private secretary Orville Babcock was indicted in the scandal
What was Ulysses grant potrayed at in his campaign
The man who won the war
Who did grant run against
Horatio Seymour
What did the republicans conclude from the 1868 election
Realised how much grants victory had depended 7,000,000 votes from African Americans in the south. It made republicans even more determined to strengthen provisions for black voting rights
When did the federal government introduce three enforcement acts
1870 and 1871
What was the purpose of the three enforcement acts
To strengthen the provisions of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment to try and limit discrimination and gain them equal rights.
What did the enforcement acts include
Banning the use of intimidation or bribery of black voters they are sometimes known as the “klu klux clan laws”
