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(TorF) The Republicans' have-handed effort to control the South created a powerful block of voters who would oppose them for almost a century. |
true |
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(TorF) The hardship of Reconstruction, forced the South to produce samples,such as wheat and rice, rather than cash crops, such as cotton and tobacco .
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false |
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(TorF) Early in reconstruction, radical republican gained control of state governments in the South by denying the vote to many former confederates.
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true |
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(TorF) President Johnson came one vote short of being removed from office. |
true |
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(TorF) The Radicals agreed with Lincoln concerning in the percentage of souther white males who should take oath of allegiance before a state was readmitted to the union.
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false |
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First black to serve in the US Congress |
hiram revels |
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Winner in the most disputed presidential election in American history to that time |
Rutherford B. Hayes |
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lawyer who helped to reform corruption in new york city |
samuel tilden |
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eccentric new york newspaper editor who ran against grant in 1872. |
Horace Greeley |
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political cartoonist who advocated reforms |
thomas nast |
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corrupt leader who defrauded new york city |
william tweed |
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one of the most scandal-ridden administrations in American history |
ulysses s. grant |
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first president to be impeached |
andrew johnson
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paper money not backed by gold or silver |
greenbacks |
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type pf republican who opposed the radicals in 1872 |
liberal republican |
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political corruption |
grantism |
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southerner who wanted to oust republican rule and restore white majority rule |
redeemer |
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method for freed slaves to farm the land without cash |
sharecropping |
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denial of someones right to vote |
disfranchisement |
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southern radical |
scalawag |
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Northern radical who moved to the south |
carpetbagger |
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indictment of a political official by congress |
impeachment |
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republican minority that wanted to deal harshly with the south |
radical republicans |
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Lincoln's attempt to reestablish civilian government in the south quickly |
ten percent plan |
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required that a majority of voters in each southern state sign an oath of allegiance |
wade-davis bill |
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near- unanimous support of the Democratic Party in the former confederate states following reconstruction |
the sold souh |
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abolished slavery |
13th amendment |
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guaranteed citizenship rights |
14 th amendment |
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divided the south into 5 military districts |
military reconstruction act |
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attempted to regulate the conduct of former slaves |
black codes |
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guaranteed the right of s citizen to vote regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". |
15th amendement |
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What term was applied to the political agreement whereby federal troops would be removed from the south? |
compromise of 1877 |
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which scandal involved a groups criminals use of funds intended for railroad construction |
credit mobilier |
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which extremist group opposed radical reconstruction and sought to prevent black from voting during reconstruction |
ku klux klan |
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what government agency was designed to help former slaves following the war |
freedmen bureau |
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what was the most severe depression in the first one hundred years of american's history |
panic of '73 |
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what act of congress was designed to protect cabinet members from being fired by the resident |
tenure of office act |
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what term refers to the national government attempt to rebuild the south according to radical republican ideas |
reconstuction |
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which president general supported lincoln plan for reconstruction |
andrew tilden |
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for what alleged reason was andrew johnson impeached |
he dismissed a radical secretary of war |
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what was not one of the provision of the military reconstruction act |
congress selected a military governor for each district |
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who became president of washington college |
robert e lee |
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why did sharecropping become common in the south during reconstruction |
the south lacked sufficient money to pay wages |
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what scandal did Fisk and Gould participate in |
manipulating the price of gold |
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why was tammany hall allowed to continue its corruption |
democratic leaders needed its help in obtaining votes |
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what is meant by" waving the bloody shirt"? |
blaming the democrats for the war |
