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Lincoln's reconstruction plan
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ten percent of those voting swore loyalty to the Union and then they could be reconstructed.
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ten percent
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moderate republicans
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wanted to rejoin with the south quickly and painlessly. Lincoln.
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moderate
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Radical Republicans
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wanted to make sure change was done
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Radical
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Wade- Davis Bill
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A bill made by the Radical republicans that was never passed but showed the tension between congress and the president.
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tension
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Special Order 15
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General Sherman issued Special order 15 because too many people were following the army in support, so he took abandoned land and gave it to freed families.
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forty acres and a mule
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Andrew Johnson
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Took the presidency when Lincoln is assasinated. He was a southern white democrat who didn't care about slavery and hated the elite.
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southern boy
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Johnsons revenge
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took away the elite's right to vote and gave them pardons if they beg
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Elite
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1865
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everything is back to normal, everyone has a government and the old confederates were back in power,
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The north becomes angry
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Black Codes
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States way to force black people to work for slave owners.
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cheating
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Congressional reconstruction
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President vetos two peices of legislation.
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more tension
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Civil rights bill- 1866
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Bill not passed. It would have givrn protection and basic citizenship rights but was denied because he did not think it was the fed. government's job to do.
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basic rights
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Extension of the freeman's bureau
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a legislature that would continue helping freed men
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Free men
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Radical reconstruction/ Military/ congressional
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March 1867, divided the south into five divisions with a general in charge of each division in order to ensure basic rights for freed men,
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what's right is right
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Tenure of office act
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a political act, battle between congress and the president
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political battle
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Suffrage movement splits
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Susan B. ANthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Vs. Lucy STone and Henry Blackwell
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girl power
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What did Freed men do after being free?
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change social mores, try to farm/own farms, run for public office, find family... ext
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social mores and family
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Statistcs in politics
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4/5 republicans were Black, while 4/5 of the representatives were white
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positions in politics
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Force acts 1870- 1871
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Lawsto help stop the terrorists, KKK
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KKK
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Democratic "redeemtions"
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people who considered themselves redeemers saw themselves as saving the south. Over tome a mix between tax and the violence swng the politics towards Democrats.
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unhappiness
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1875- President Grant
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He refuses to send troops to help stop the KKK because he's sick and tired of it.
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I'm done with this
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Liberal Republicans
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Laisse- faire and sick of the corruption from President Grant.
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down with corruption
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Legacy of recontruction
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Sharecropping, poor prople, agricultural....
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poor farmers
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Politics of Reconstruction
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Democrats, retreat from strong fed. government role, segregation and disenfranchisement.
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"solid south"
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Disenfranchisement
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Not allowing someone to vote
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voting
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Fredrick Jackson Turner
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Started the Romantic version of the west. He wrote the Frontier thesis.
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Thesis
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in the 1890 the US bureau said the Frontier was closed, no more usefullness. Why did people like Turner disagree?
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They believed the the west was the American charecter. That it was full of endless possibilities, it was individualistic and full of courage.
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It was an amazing adventure
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reality of the west
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The west is tied to the east. Western expansion is because of the industrialization.
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not becasue of adventure?
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Transcontinental Railroad
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It did many things. It helped with trade, transportation and changed the industry with mass production. Finished in 1869 It also gave mail, more people, catalogs and standardized time.
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Industry
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Homestead Act of 1862
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Gave people land.
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land
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New Farming
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New machines and land. People were generally commercial farmers.
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techniques
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Grange, 1867
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A group to help farmers in the west and helped cut down on isolation.
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friends
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"Indian" war background
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The Native Americans had many nations they were all diffrent so they couldn't unite as one, They were pushed further and further west, and treaties were made and broken quickly.
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why things happened the way they did.
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General Sherman's policy
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He convinced nations to move onto a reservation and then weakened the nation.
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trick
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Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, 1862
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The Sioux refused to go on a reservation and fought, killing many white people. General pop was sent and ends the uprising, 303 Sioux were going to be executed, but Lincoln pardoned all but 38.
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huge trial
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Sand Creek Massacre, 1864
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Shian and Irrapahoe were tired of people going on the land for gold and a fight happened. The native AMercan's sued for peace but the army still attacked and killed 450.
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Invasion
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Custer's last stand 1876
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The black hills were the Sioux, it was agrred but people wanted to mine on it, but the Sioux refused to allow it. Eventually Grant takes it by force but is stopped. It is the last victory for the Native Americans
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Custer....
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Views on Native Americans
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"Indian schools" and reformers want to help others just want to kill the native americans
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reformers
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Dawes act, 1887
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Sells reservation land to non Native Americans and gives land to Native Americans, but they aren't allowed to sell it.
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Land
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Ghost Dance
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Waucka believed if they did the ghost dance then they could fight the white people would go away,
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protection
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Wounded Knee
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An end to the "Indian" wars. every Sioux in wounded knee are killed
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