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Why did reconstruction end |
Compromise of 1877 |
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Why was Hayes made president |
Agreed he could become president by democrats if he removed federal troops from the south and granted home rule |
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How fast did Hayes remove the troops |
Within two months of his presidency |
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Tilden results in election |
Tilden won 247,448 |
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What did congress set up to solve this problem in jan 1887 |
15 member electoral commission to resolve this issue |
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What was the electoral commission result |
Voted 8-7 to award all three states to Hayes
)Carolina,Louisiana and Florida) |
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What did the compromise of 1887 mark |
The end of reconstruction and the end of the republicans party’s aims to protect the civil and political rights of AA |
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Home rule? |
Republicans had to refrain from interfering in the south’s local affairs and that white democrats should rule |
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What did southern democrats pledge? And the aftermath |
Recognise the civil and political equality of blacks But didn’t occur him crow / black men can’t vote |
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Lincoln’s question to be considered for reconstruction? |
How can southerners be put back in the union What should happen to the confederate leaders Who would rebuild nation/congress of president |
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Lincoln plan for reconstruction? |
Lincoln vs radical republicans Colonies ex slaves? Facilitate reunion and reconciliation Didn’t want to punish the south |
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What year was the ten percent plan? |
1863 |
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What was the ten percent plan? |
All southerners except high ranking confederate officials would be completely pardoned Southern state could be read noted is 10% of the voters swore an oath of aliggence |
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Friedman’s bureau date? |
March 3rd 1863 |
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How many pardons did Johnson give out? |
13,000 |
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Tilden won popular votes but not... |
Electoral votes |
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Electoral votes Tilden vs Hayes |
184 to 185 |
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Congressional reconstruction? What year |
1865-nov 1868 14th amendment Civil rights bill 1866 Freedman bureau (new one) |
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What did Johnson want his presidential reconstruction to be? |
Fast and lenient |
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What did Hayes support? |
Amnesty for confederate soldiers and protection of civil rights |
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At the end of the civil war there was a boom in... |
Railroad construction |
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Why did reconstruction end up not being the centre of USA issues in the 1870’s |
Panic of 1873 Focused on the economy more |
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How much track was laid down between the years of 1865-1873 |
35,000 miles |
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How much track was laid down between the years of 1865-1873 |
35,000 miles |
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What industry was the nations largest employer outsider of agriculture? |
Railroad industry |
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Johnson 4 presidential vetoes? |
1. Renewal of the freedoms bureau (1865) 2. Civil rights act (1866) 3. Freedman’s bureau act (1867) 4. Reconstruction act (1867) |
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What were enforcement acts? |
Grant Could use military power to suppress southern violence Use congress to control federal elections |
