PPT regarding Reconstruction era in the United States
... • Because of hatred toward Lincoln and Grant voters in the South rejected Republican candidates after the Civil War. • Democrats could rely on Southern votes in both state and national elections. • Every presidential election from 1876 to 1948 went solidly Democratic [Southern states only voted for ...
... • Because of hatred toward Lincoln and Grant voters in the South rejected Republican candidates after the Civil War. • Democrats could rely on Southern votes in both state and national elections. • Every presidential election from 1876 to 1948 went solidly Democratic [Southern states only voted for ...
RECONSTRUCTION
... iii. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and property requirements not addressed -- Literacy tests administered unfairly to favor illiterate whites. iv. "grandfather clauses" aimed to reduce number of black voters -- Required citizenship prior to 14th Amendment v. Gerrymandering (especially in Virginia) vi. ...
... iii. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and property requirements not addressed -- Literacy tests administered unfairly to favor illiterate whites. iv. "grandfather clauses" aimed to reduce number of black voters -- Required citizenship prior to 14th Amendment v. Gerrymandering (especially in Virginia) vi. ...
Teaching Resources
... 19. Lyman Trumbull, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, proposed a Civil Rights Bill that declared all persons—regardless of race—born in the United States to be citizens and gave them equal rights. 20. Even the most moderate Republicans demanded that the federal government assume responsibility fo ...
... 19. Lyman Trumbull, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, proposed a Civil Rights Bill that declared all persons—regardless of race—born in the United States to be citizens and gave them equal rights. 20. Even the most moderate Republicans demanded that the federal government assume responsibility fo ...
Ch. 22 - Monroe County Schools
... 6. Forbade the repayment of Confederate war debt * While its primary goal was essentially to declare the former slaves full citizens, it also served to punish the South, despite the approach preferred by Lincoln and Johnson. ...
... 6. Forbade the repayment of Confederate war debt * While its primary goal was essentially to declare the former slaves full citizens, it also served to punish the South, despite the approach preferred by Lincoln and Johnson. ...
Reconstruction08
... Whites were embittered by defeat and the loss of millions of dollars worth of slave property. Southern whites believed that they could best handle blacks and resurrect the Democratic Party. They were determined to guide their own destiny and control blacks. ...
... Whites were embittered by defeat and the loss of millions of dollars worth of slave property. Southern whites believed that they could best handle blacks and resurrect the Democratic Party. They were determined to guide their own destiny and control blacks. ...
Reconstruction 1865-1877
... • Passed laws that restricted the rights of blacks, social programs gone, slashed taxes, and ...
... • Passed laws that restricted the rights of blacks, social programs gone, slashed taxes, and ...
4 - Barren County Schools
... 2. Republicans won 2/3 majority ("supermajority") in House & Senate in Congressional elections of 1866 a. Significance: Republicans now instituted Military Reconstruction (see below) i. Radicals led in the Senate by Charles Sumner ii. Radicals led in House by Thaddeus Stevens from PA. b. Radical Rep ...
... 2. Republicans won 2/3 majority ("supermajority") in House & Senate in Congressional elections of 1866 a. Significance: Republicans now instituted Military Reconstruction (see below) i. Radicals led in the Senate by Charles Sumner ii. Radicals led in House by Thaddeus Stevens from PA. b. Radical Rep ...
Reconstructing the Nation - Watertown City School District
... Voters also had to demonstrate minimum standards of knowledge by passing literacy tests. These tests were specifically designed for Blacks to fail, and African Americans were often given more difficult tests than Southern Whites. ...
... Voters also had to demonstrate minimum standards of knowledge by passing literacy tests. These tests were specifically designed for Blacks to fail, and African Americans were often given more difficult tests than Southern Whites. ...
Chapter_22_E-Notes_Reconstruction
... iii. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and property requirements not addressed -- Literacy tests administered unfairly to favor illiterate whites. iv. "grandfather clauses" aimed to reduce number of black voters -- Required citizenship prior to 14th Amendment v. Gerrymandering (especially in Virginia) vi. ...
... iii. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and property requirements not addressed -- Literacy tests administered unfairly to favor illiterate whites. iv. "grandfather clauses" aimed to reduce number of black voters -- Required citizenship prior to 14th Amendment v. Gerrymandering (especially in Virginia) vi. ...
Chapter 17 - Merrillville Community School
... terror to destroy the Reconstruction governments and intimidate their supporters. Congress passed several laws to crack down on the Klan. Ku Klux Klan Act ...
... terror to destroy the Reconstruction governments and intimidate their supporters. Congress passed several laws to crack down on the Klan. Ku Klux Klan Act ...
Unit 8 Notes and Crash Courses - Google Docs
... majority ■ Bill became law: in addition to creating of 1 4th a mendment ● Included equal representation, citizenship, bill of rights in all states 1867 : Congress passed R econstruction A ct ○ Divided south into 5 military districts ■ ...
... majority ■ Bill became law: in addition to creating of 1 4th a mendment ● Included equal representation, citizenship, bill of rights in all states 1867 : Congress passed R econstruction A ct ○ Divided south into 5 military districts ■ ...
Reconstruction and the New South
... misconduct in office – and remove Johnson from office • Tenure of Office Act – Congressional law stating the president could not remove Cabinet members without the consent of Senate • Johnson felt it was unconstitutional, fired his Secy of War and Congress impeached him • Stayed in office by 1 vote ...
... misconduct in office – and remove Johnson from office • Tenure of Office Act – Congressional law stating the president could not remove Cabinet members without the consent of Senate • Johnson felt it was unconstitutional, fired his Secy of War and Congress impeached him • Stayed in office by 1 vote ...
Brinkley, Chapter 15 Notes 1
... to Republican blacks & storekeepers refused to extend them credit. Congress responded to this wave of repression with the Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871 -‐ prohibited states Dom discriminating against voters and gave the national government authority to ...
... to Republican blacks & storekeepers refused to extend them credit. Congress responded to this wave of repression with the Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871 -‐ prohibited states Dom discriminating against voters and gave the national government authority to ...
Johnson`s Reconstruction plan - St. John`s School AP US History
... governments to run the states until they were readmitted to the Union • The states would have to write new constitutions eliminating slavery and renouncing secession. • Required all Southern citizens to swear a loyalty oath before receiving amnesty for the rebellion • Many of the former Southern eli ...
... governments to run the states until they were readmitted to the Union • The states would have to write new constitutions eliminating slavery and renouncing secession. • Required all Southern citizens to swear a loyalty oath before receiving amnesty for the rebellion • Many of the former Southern eli ...
Reconstruction Overview
... hoped that by selecting Johnson he would appeal to Southerners who never wanted to leave the Union. Johnson, like Lincoln, had grown up in poverty. He did not learn to write until he was 20 years old. He came to political power as a backer of the small farmer. In speeches, he railed against "SLAVEOC ...
... hoped that by selecting Johnson he would appeal to Southerners who never wanted to leave the Union. Johnson, like Lincoln, had grown up in poverty. He did not learn to write until he was 20 years old. He came to political power as a backer of the small farmer. In speeches, he railed against "SLAVEOC ...
Reconstruction
... the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and for his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and ...
... the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and for his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and ...
UNIT SEVEN STUDY GUIDE
... Tennessee, & Louisiana were severely restricting the rights of newly freed slaves – called for 50% to oath & pledge & state that they did not believe in the Confederate cause Lincoln enacted a ‘pocket veto’ When Louisiana met Lincoln’s requirements under the 10% plan, Congress refused to seat its ne ...
... Tennessee, & Louisiana were severely restricting the rights of newly freed slaves – called for 50% to oath & pledge & state that they did not believe in the Confederate cause Lincoln enacted a ‘pocket veto’ When Louisiana met Lincoln’s requirements under the 10% plan, Congress refused to seat its ne ...
The Impact of Reconstruction on Georgia Reconstruction in Georgia
... soldiers; however, they became progressively more political and violent. Soon after their creation, they began to use terroristic actions to intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans (derogatorily called Carpetbaggers for those whites who moved from the North, and Scalawags, their white allies f ...
... soldiers; however, they became progressively more political and violent. Soon after their creation, they began to use terroristic actions to intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans (derogatorily called Carpetbaggers for those whites who moved from the North, and Scalawags, their white allies f ...
American_-_9_-_Reconstruction
... been spent in vain. This can only be done by treating and holding them as a conquered people… The whole fabric of southern society must be changed, and never can it be done ...
... been spent in vain. This can only be done by treating and holding them as a conquered people… The whole fabric of southern society must be changed, and never can it be done ...
Reconstruction: Success or Failure
... White southerners objected to the idea that their land could be taken away, White Northerners worried that it was unconstitutional. Some African Americans felt the government should by the land from whites and then sell it on easy terms. ...
... White southerners objected to the idea that their land could be taken away, White Northerners worried that it was unconstitutional. Some African Americans felt the government should by the land from whites and then sell it on easy terms. ...
Chapter 16: The Agony of Reconstruction, 1863-1877 (#1)
... reorganized the South on a new basis o Radical Reconstruction – actually represented a compromise between genuine Radicals and more moderate elements within the party a program of “regeneration before Reconstruction” required an extended period of military rule, confiscation and redistribution of ...
... reorganized the South on a new basis o Radical Reconstruction – actually represented a compromise between genuine Radicals and more moderate elements within the party a program of “regeneration before Reconstruction” required an extended period of military rule, confiscation and redistribution of ...
Reconstruction - redhookcentralschools.org
... In 1876, two Supreme Court decisions began to undo some of the changes in the South. In U.S. v. Cruikshank the Court ruled that only states had the power to punish individuals who violated the civil rights of African Americans. The Court also stated that the Fifteenth Amendment did not give everyone ...
... In 1876, two Supreme Court decisions began to undo some of the changes in the South. In U.S. v. Cruikshank the Court ruled that only states had the power to punish individuals who violated the civil rights of African Americans. The Court also stated that the Fifteenth Amendment did not give everyone ...
Chapter 18 Notes - Mahopac Central School District
... f) He removed all remaining federal troops from South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. C. Separate but Not Equal - With the North out of southern affairs, white conservatives tightened their grip on southern governments. 1. Voting restrictions a) Poll taxes - required voters to pay a fee each time ...
... f) He removed all remaining federal troops from South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. C. Separate but Not Equal - With the North out of southern affairs, white conservatives tightened their grip on southern governments. 1. Voting restrictions a) Poll taxes - required voters to pay a fee each time ...
Disenfranchisement after the Reconstruction Era
Disenfranchisement after the Reconstruction Era deals with the efforts made by Southern states of the former Confederacy at the turn of the 20th century in the United States to prevent their black citizens from registering to vote and voting. Their actions defied the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1870, which was intended to protect the suffrage of freedmen after the American Civil War.Considerable violence and fraud had accompanied elections during Reconstruction, as the white Democrats used paramilitary groups from the 1870s to suppress black Republican voting and turn Republicans out of office. After regaining control of the state legislatures, Democrats were alarmed by a late 19th-century alliance between Republicans and Populists that cost them some elections. In North Carolina's Wilmington Insurrection of 1898 (long called a race riot by whites), white Democrats conducted a coup d'etat of city government, the only one in United States history. They overturned a duly elected biracial government and widely attacked the black community, destroying lives and property.Ultimately, white Democrats added to previous efforts and achieved widespread disenfranchisement by law: from 1890 to 1908, Southern state legislatures passed new constitutions, constitutional amendments, and laws that made voter registration and voting more difficult. This turn of events achieved the intended result of disenfranchising most of the black citizens, as well as many poor whites in the South.The Republican Party was nearly eliminated in the region for decades, until the late 20th century, when a wholesale party realignment took place. Southern Democrats controlled the southern states based on white supremacy. As Congressional apportionment was based on the total population, the Southern white Democrats, the Southern bloc, had tremendous legislative power for decades. Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment could have reduced Congressional representation for states that denied suffrage on racial grounds, but this provision was not enforced, as opponents of the Southern bloc could not overcome their political power.In 1912, Woodrow Wilson gained an Electoral College bonus as a result of this black (Republican) disenfranchisement; he was elected as the first southern President since 1856. He was re-elected in 1916, in a much closer presidential contest. During his first term, Wilson instituted overt racial segregation throughout federal government workplaces and established racial discrimination in hiring. During World War I, American military forces were segregated, with black soldiers poorly trained and equipped; they were often sent on suicide missions. Disenfranchisement had other far-reaching effects in Congress, where the Democratic South gained ""about 25 extra seats in Congress for each decade between 1903 and 1953."" Also, the Democratic dominance in the South meant that southern Senators and Representatives were entrenched in Congress, gaining seniority privileges and control of chairmanships of important committees, as well as leadership of the national Democratic Party. During the Great Depression, legislation establishing numerous national social programs were passed without the representation of African Americans, leading to gaps in program coverage.In addition, because black Southerners were not listed on local voter rolls, they were automatically excluded from serving jury duty in local courts.Racial segregation in the U.S. military was ended by Executive Order of President Harry S. Truman in 1948, after World War II. Disenfranchisement did not end until after passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s, which included authority for the federal government to monitor voter registration practices and elections and enforce constitutional voting rights.