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55 Cards in this Set
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What years were the Reconstruction period after the Civil War? |
(1865-1877) |
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What was Lincoln's plan to restore the Union called? |
The 10% plan |
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What did the 10% plan offer? |
Amnesty to Confederate sympathizers |
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What circumstances had to be met for a Southerner to receive an amnesty? |
- pledge an oath of loyalty - accept that slaves are now free |
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If 10% of voters took the loyalty oath in a state what would happen to that state? |
It would be admitted back into the Union |
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What, in Lincoln's 10 percent plan gave blacks full citizenship? |
nothing
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Because Congress disliked Lincoln's plan what did they do? |
blocked it (nullified it) |
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How did Congress' plan for reconstruction in the South differ from Lincoln's plan? |
Congress' plan wanted to punish the South |
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How did Congress want to disadvantage the South? |
by destroying all political and economical power |
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When did Congress' reconstruction bill pass? |
1864 |
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What was the Wade-Davis Bill force the South to do to be re-admitted into the Union? |
- majority has to take loyalty oath - states had to make new Constitutions that reflect the U.S Constitution - had to take "Iron Clad" oath to be able to vote |
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What did the "Iron Clad" oath say |
they never had any support for the Confederacy |
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How many people could take this oath even honestly? |
few
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As a result of the Iron Clad oath who did the majority of voters consist of? |
Blacks |
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What bill made it impossible for Southern states to form new governments? |
Wade-Davis Bill |
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Who used a pocket veto to nullify the Wade-Davis Bill? |
Abraham Lincoln |
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What is a pocket veto? |
The president's power to kill a bill if not signed within 10 days of Congress being out of Session |
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When was Abraham Lincoln assassinated? Who killed him? Where was he shot? |
April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth Ford's Theater |
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Who was glad for Lincoln's death? |
The Radical Republicans |
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Who was blamed for Abraham Lincoln's death? |
Southern Democrats |
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Who was the Vice President that took Lincoln's place in office? |
Andrew Johnson |
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If Southern Democrats were kept out of office which political group would gain power? |
Republicans |
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What did the Republicans accomplish by extending civil rights to freed slaves? |
blacks would vote against the Democratic party, and, therefore, for the Republican party |
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Which president was against black civil rights? |
Andrew Johnson |
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How could a Confederate sympathizer in the South gain an amnesty, according to Johnson's plan?
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must take the oath of loyalty |
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What was included in the amnesty for sympathizers who owned under $20,000 in property? |
return of all property |
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How did Johnson plan to reorganize government in the South? |
held a state convention for citizens that have received an amnesty to write a new Constitution for that state and appoint government senators |
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What else was required, according to Johnson's plan, for a state to be readmitted into the Union? |
ratify the 13th Amendment in that state declare secession illegal in that state |
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In what year were all the seceded states readmitted into the Union? |
1865 |
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What did the Radical Republicans think of Johnson's plan? |
it was too lenient allowed former Confederate to regain power granted pardons to everyone that asked for one |
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What did the Black Codes control? |
freedoms to vote, learn, and work |
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Who did these restrictive laws apply to? |
blacks |
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Which two groups had Black Codes and where were they chastised by the North? |
both North and South had black codes, but the North only looked down on the South for having them |
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Congress refused state representatives from what area that had just been readmitted? |
The newly readmitted southern states |
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What did the Freedman's Bureau provide? |
education, housing, etc. for former slaves |
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Which president vetoed this the Freedman's Bureau? |
Andrew Johnson |
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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 promise to blacks? |
basic rights |
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What does Johnson do to this Civil Rights Act of 1866? |
veto it |
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When Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act What group joins the Radical Republicans and what were they able to do to the veto? |
All Republicans join the Radicals and together they were able to override the veto |
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What does the Civil Rights Act say about the Bill of Rights? |
That it (now) applies to all Americans except Native Americans (as if it didn't before, but now it is official) |
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Since the Radical Republicans now control both houses of Congress what can they do? |
override the president's veto, taking away all of the executive branch's power |
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In what month and year was the Reconstruction Act?
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March 1867
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What two things did this act ensure?
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southern leaders would not be in power former slaves' rights would be protected |
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The Southern states were divided into districts under whose rule?
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military rule (martial law)
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To be readmitted into the Union a state had to do what?
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ratify a new constitution that said all black men could vote and it must include the 14th Amendment
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With what acts did the Radical Republicans limit presidential power? |
Command of the Army Act Tenure of Office Act |
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Why was the Tenure of Office Act declared unconstitutional? |
It was put into effect before it was approved by the Supreme Court
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What did the Tenure of Office Act force the president to do when trying to remove an official from office? |
get it approved by the Senate
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Who was the first president to be impeached?
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Andrew Johnson
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Johnson was impeached, but he was not removed from office how does this happen? |
The House of Representatives may accuse him, but the Senate must conduct the trial and he was found not guilty
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How much of the majority is the Senate required to have to find a president guilty?
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two-thirds
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Why did some Senators vote Johnson not guilty even though they disliked him?
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they knew he had not broken any laws and felt he was innocent
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Who were the Republican and Democratic candidates for the election during the Reconstruction period? |
Republican: Ulysses S. Grant Democrat: Horation Seymour |
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Who wins and where did they get their support?
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Grant wins and he got his support, mainly from freed slaves, since Southern Democrats could not vote
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What kind of government was it in the South when Grant was elected?
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carpetbag government
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