Unit 4 History. Flashcards

1
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What act did the Compromise of 1850 uphold?

A

The Fugitive Slave Act.

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Who proposed the Compromise of 1850?

A

Henry Clay.

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2
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What was the 10% plan?

A

Abraham Lincoln’s plan to pardon all confederates who swore allegiance to the USA.

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3
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What did the Wade-Davis pill say should be in charge rather than the president?

A

Congress.

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4
Q

True or false: The Wade-Davis Bill would uphold the rights of people of color, including suffrage.

A

True.

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5
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What were the conditions the Reconstruction Act would give to Southern states who wanted to be readmitted.

A

That they (including black people) would vote for new delegates to make new state constitutions.

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6
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Define tenant farming.

A

When farmers could rent land and keep the entire harvest.

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True or false: Sharecropping was essentially a legal form of slavery.

A

True.

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8
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True or false: Sharecropping workers could pay back their debts.

A

False.

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9
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What were three methods the South used to prevent blacks from exercising their suffrage?

A

Poll taxes, the literacy test and the Grandfather Clause.

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