Why do you so answer? 19. How did the Southerners refer to the Reconstruction period? 20. Following the assassination of President Lincoln who became president and what was his stand on race relations? 21. What was the idea behind the forty acres and a mule? 22. What institution did African Americans turn to as their main source of support? 23. What contributed to the violence in the south during the Reconstruction period? 24. Define/Identify: 13th‚ 14th; 15th Amendments‚ Hayes
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the following were causes of the Mexican war except Mexican desire to annex Louisiana 6. All of the following were parts of Andrew Johnson’s plan for reconstruction except Requiring payment of monetary reparation for the damage caused by the war 7. In response to southern lack of compromise in the face of Andrew johnson’s mild reconstruction plan‚ congress did all of the following except Order the arrest and imprisonment of former confederate officials 8. When president Andrew Johnson removed
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Congress put an effort to ensure that equal rights were given to freedman during reconstruction. The conflict was between the norths and south‚ the disputes between one another caused the south separated from the north because of the protective tariffs‚ unequal political power and different views on slavery. The dispute between the north and south caused the civil war. Due to the civil war 620‚000 people were killed or wounded. Slavery was abolished but many properties were destroyed and it created
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would happen to the 3.5 million former slaves? Reconstruction Politics (1865-1868) National politics produced new constitutional amendments‚ a presidential impeachment‚ and some of the most ambitious domestic legislation ever enacted by Congress‚ The Reconstruction Act of 1867-1868. In 1865‚ only a small group of politicians supported black suffrage. All were radical Republicans‚ led by Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens. They helped pass the Reconstruction Act. Lincoln’s Plan In December 1863‚ Lincoln
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AAfter The Fact: The View From the Bottom Rail Chris Bean Bl: A 5/29/12 Mr. Penza Summary of Chapter: With the sound of cannons and gunshots firing in the air‚ slaves in the south knew that freedom was coming to a nation of four million slaves. Union soldiers would be portrayed as bad foreigners from their masters‚ with‚ “ long horns on their heads‚ and tushes in their mouths‚ and eyes sticking out like a cow.” (Page 171) Some slaves were overjoyed with rumors of emancipation and leaving their plantations
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History 2057 Section Assignment 1 February 15‚ 2013 American Society From 1865-1910 From the end of the Civil War until the turn of the century there were many changes in American society. While some may see these changes as all beneficial‚ others will argue that the changes made in American society from 1865 to 1910 were mainly detrimental. When we talk about history‚ its difficult to say if it was good or bad. Throughout history some groups of people have benefited‚ while others were harmed
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The Politics of Reconstruction a. The Civil War was bloodiest war in American history (600‚000 soldiers died). It began as way to preserve Union but evolved into a struggle for African American freedom‚ resulting in the death of slavery in the United States and the unification of the states under a stronger central government. b.The Defeated South i.South destroyed after defeat: towns ruined‚ slavery (means of labor in cotton fields) lost‚ destroyed cotton fields‚ depressed economy ii.Defeat
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Lesson 1.01: Geography Lesson 1.02: Set the Stage Lesson 1.03: The Civil War The Big Ideas What were the main differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War? What were the economic causes of the Civil War? What were the political causes of the Civil War? What were the social causes that contributed to the Civil War? What were the economic consequences of the Civil War? What were the political consequences of the Civil War?
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Contested Legacy." Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution‚ Feb. 2009. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. . McKinney‚ Cynthia. "Slavery‚ Segregation and Reparation." Race‚ Racism and the Law. Race‚ Racism and the Law‚ 11 Aug. 2001. Web. 11 Mar. 2013. . "Reconstruction." The History Channel Website. A&E Television Networks‚ 2013. Web. 13 Mar. 2013. . Swanson‚ James. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln ’s Corpse. New York: HarperCollins‚ 2010. Print. Titone‚ Nora. My
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plan of Reconstruction. After the Civil war ended the United States had to reintegrate both a formerly slave population and a formerly rebellious population back into the country which was a challenge we might have met. However‚ Abraham Lincoln was assassinated leaving Andrew Johnson‚ the new racist and incompetent president. Unfortunately‚ Johnson is judged as the greatest failure of all Presidents in making a satisfying and just peace. Johnson’s actions depicted that he was unable to compromise
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