Unit 1 - Reconstruction Flashcards
What and when was the Reconstruction Era?
era after the civil war
Southern states rewrite constitutions to eliminate slavery and guarantee black male suffrage
From 1865 to 1877
Why were federal troop in the South after Civil War?
To protect black rights and safety
What happened in the TN Constituional Convention of 1870?
TN Constitution was changed—eliminated slavery and guareeneted voting rights for black males
1st African American elected to TN’s General Assembly in 1872
Sampson Keeble
Why was the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) created?
Southern states passed laws that restricted rights of black
KKK used violence and terror to prevent blacks from voting
KKK -> white supremacy
Who were the candidates of Election of 1876?
Rutherford B. Hayes (R) Samuel Tilden (D)
Election of 1876 - what happened?
Dispute over vote count in southern states — took 5 months to compromise.
Compromise of 1877
Democrats (south) agree to Hayes victory on the condition that federal troops be removed from South.
Significance of 1876 election?
No more protection for southern blacks (segregation and discrimination)
Democrats took back control of southern govt
Reconstruction ended
Lynching increased
Disenfranchisement (deprive of voting rights) methods?
Literacy test
Poll tax
Grandfather Clause
Laws in the South that segregated blacks and whites
Jim Crow laws
Case that challenged Jim Crow laws
Court determined Jim Crow laws segregation as legal as long as public facilities for both races were “separate but equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
Exodusters were?
Who were they led by?
Group of African Americans who migrated from South to west (Kansas) after the Civil War in search of better life
Benjamin “Pap” Singleton
Laws that mandated segregation of public places (schools, restrooms, restaurants)
Jim Crow laws
A tax on every adult for voting
Poll tax
