Cards in this guide (15)
How did southern agriculture change during Reconstruction
What did the enforcement act of 1870 make illegal
The use of force or coercion to prevent citizens from
voting(:
What action did congress take to support southern African Americans
congress overturned johnsons vetoes on major reconstruction
legislation
Why had northern support for reconstruction faded by the end of the 1860s
There were several reasons that Northern support had faded:
- The cost of military operations in the south worried many people
- The south didn't want to change and were passing laws in direct repudiation of federal mandates
- The KKK terrorists were widely accepted in some southern state governments
- Violence against blacks and dismissal of law was widespread... reconstruction didn't seem to be working
What role did the redeemers play in ending reconstruction
they worked to put white southerners back into power
During reconstruction what happened to most African American families in the south
they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as
lumbering or farming
What was the name of the southern politicians who worked to unite white southerners to regain power in congress
Which statement best explains why the public school system created during reconstruction was both a success and a failure
It allowed southern children to get an education, but
segregation made it expensive.
How did carpetbaggers affect southern politics
The carpetbaggers affected post-Civil War southern politics by insinuating themselves in the local southern economic and political structure. Proposing short-term policies that were profitable to themselves, carpetbaggers slowed the Souths post-war recovery by decades.
Which institution most helped African American society after the Civil War
What group used violence to intimidate American citizens
How would the passage of the wade-Davis bill have slowed the reconstruction effort
The Wade-Davis Bill required that a majority of prewar southern
voters swear loyalty to the Union.
When did Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant die
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant died on 1885-07-23.
Under what system did landowners provide farmers with housing and supplies in exchange for a portion of the crop raised
What revoked southern blacks civil rights after 1875