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33 Cards in this Set
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leader of the radical republicans
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thaddeus stevens
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northerners who moved to the south after the war
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carpetbaggers
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first president to be impeached
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andrew johnson
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sought to restore white supremacy to the south
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ku klux klan
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aided african americans after the war
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freedmen's bureau
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proposed that congress be responsible for reconstruction
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wade davis bill of 1864
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the period from 1865 to 1877 in which the nation attempted to rebuild after the civil war
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reconstruction
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wanted to destroy the power of former slaveholders
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radical republicans
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the first af. am. u.s. senator
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hiram revels
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___ became president and reconstruction essentially ended as a result of the compromise of 1877
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rutherford b. hayes
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the house of representatives impeach pres.johnson for his violation of the ___
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tenure of office act
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the strong showing by ___ in the congressional elections of 1866 helped pave the way for congressional reconstrucion
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republicans
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the fourteenth amendment provided a constitutional basis for the ___
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civil rights act
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laws that in effect restored many of the restrictions of slavery to af. am. after the civil war
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black codes
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the goal of lincoln's plan for reconstruction was to be as ___ as possible on the south
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lenient
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how did the rep. gov. in the south attempt to rebuild the region?
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-built roads, bridges, railroads
-established orphanages and institutions for the care of the mentally ill and disabled |
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what 3 groups in the south made up the republican party?
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scalawags, carpetbaggers, african americans
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in what ways were the rep. disunified?
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there were different types of republicans. ex) liberal, radical
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what things did many af. am. do with their new found freedom?
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took advantage of their freedom to go where they wanted and search for loved ones
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how was the af. am. community's entry onto the political scene a success? how was that success limited?
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for the first time, af. am. held office in local, state, and fed. government. af. am. officeholders remained in the minority
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what was the difference between sharecropping and tenant farming?
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the tenant farmers were the bosses. the share croppers were the laborers, working for the tenant farmers
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the enforcement acts of 1870 and 1871 were an attempt to weaken the ___
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KKK
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dem. in the south were given back the right to vote and hold office by the ____
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amnesty act
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the credit mobilier was just one of the scandals that hurt the ___
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grant administration
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the nominee of both the democrats and the splinter group the liberal republicans in the pres. race of 1872 was ___
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horace greely
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the supreme court decision that weakened the 14th amendment by declaring that the fed. gov. had no authority to punish individuals who oppressed blacks was ___
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u.s. vs cruikshank
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withdrawal of federal troops from the south, federal money to rebuild southern infrastructure, appointment of a conservative southerner to president cabinet
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compromise of 1877
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2pt: what are scalawags?
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a traitor, who was once a democrat and switched to being a republican after war
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2pt: what are carpetbaggers?
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northerners who came to the south following the civil war
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2pt: what does the 14th amendment say?
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all persons born or naturalized in the united states were made citizens of the country
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2pt: what does the 15th amendment say?
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voting cannot be denied for men based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
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2pt: relationship between supply and price
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when supply goes up, prices go down. when supply goes down, prices go up.
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2pt: how much are needed to override vetoes?
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2/3 of both houses
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