Reconstruction

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Reconstruction
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What was the period when the federal government
tried to rebuild the South and restore the Union
after the Civil War?
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• Reconstruction

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Did Reconstruction lead to the political,
economic, and social control of the South by
whites?
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• YES!

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Were the economic and political gains made by
former slaves during Reconstruction permanent or
temporary?
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• Temporary

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Who said, With malice towards none, with
charity for all, with firmness in the right as
God gives us to see the right, let us strive on
to finish the work we are in, to bind up the
nations wounds.?
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• Abraham Lincoln

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Who succeeded Lincoln as president?
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• Andrew Johnson

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What group of Republicans gained control of
Reconstruction after Lincolns death?
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• Radical Republicans

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Who were the Radical Republicans?
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• Republicans who wanted to punish the former
  Confederate states for causing the Civil War

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What two demands did the Radical Republicans make
during Reconstruction?
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• 1. Refused to allow the Confederate states to
  reenter the Union until they had undergone
  military occupation
• 2. Wanted to guarantee voting rights and civil
  rights to African-Americans

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Who were the freedmen?
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• The Freed Slaves

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On what issue did President Andrew Johnson and
the Radical Republicans clash?
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• Civil rights for the freedmen

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What action did the Radical Republicans take
against President Andrew Johnson?
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• They impeached Johnson.

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Define impeachment.
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• Bringing an official to trial for misconduct in
  office

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Under the Constitution, which house of Congress
can impeach the President?
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• The House of Representatives

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Under the Constitution, which house of Congress
sits as the jury at a Presidents impeachment
trial?
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• The Senate

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Under the Constitution, which house of Congress
can remove the President from office?
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• The Senate

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What proportion of senators must vote to convict
the President in order to remove him from office?
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• 2/3
• (Two-thirds)

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Which constitutional amendments are the
Reconstruction amendments?
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• 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

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Identify the 13th Amendment.
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• Freed the Slaves

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Identify 14th Amendment.
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• 1. Granted citizenship to African-Americans
• 2. Forbid the states from denying any American
  equal protection of the laws

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Identify the 15th Amendment.
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• Gave African-American males the right to vote

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What are the key words to remember the
Reconstruction Amendments?
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• 13th Freedom
• 14th Citizenship
• 15th Vote

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What is a second way to remember the order of the
Reconstruction amendments?
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• 13th Abolish slavery
• 14th Citizenship for blacks
• 15th Vote for black males
• Alphabetical Order
• A, C, V

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What were economic and social results of
Reconstruction?
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• 1. South was devastated and bitter.
• 2. North and Midwest had strong industrial
  economies.

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What transportation improvement was completed in
1869?
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• 1st Transcontinental Railroad

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What did the transcontinental railroad do?
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• Linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by Rail

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What does one call the group of people who cast
the official votes for president and vice
president?
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• The Electoral College

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How many electoral votes does each state have?
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• 2 for senators
• of representatives in House

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Identify the Compromise of 1877.
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• 1. A political deal between Southern Democrats
  and northern Republicans
• 2. Democrats supported Rutherford Hayes election
  as President and Republicans ended the military
  occupation of the South.

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What were two results of the Compromise of 1877?
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• 1. Former Confederates, who controlled the
  Democratic party, regained power in the South.
• 2. The Jim Crow Era soon began.

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What was the Jim Crow Era?
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• The period (late 1800s to mid-1960s) when the
  Southern states required racial segregation in
  public schools, transportation and other public
  facilities.

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For what is Jim Crow a synonym?
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• Racial Segregation

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What political rights did African-Americans lose
during the Jim Crow Era?
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• 1. The right to vote
• 2. The right to serve on juries

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Define racial segregation.
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• Separation of the Races
• (in the South, separation of blacks and whites)