Cards in this guide (28)
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was an effort to make assimilation the
government's official policy. The aim was to "Americanize" the
Native Americans , cultivating in them the desire to own property
and to farm.
What happened when president Johnson vetoed radical reconstruction laws
congress passed the acts over his veto
What plan for the south did president Lincoln start working on before the civil war had ended
A plan to rebuild the South
What did the close election of 1876 make necessary
An agreement in Congress so that President Hayes could take
office
Why were Native American children sent to Indian schools in places like Carlisle Pennsylvania
to make them accept white culture by cuttling ties with their
own culture
How did african americans respond to white business owners who wouldnt serve them during segregation
they started their own business to serve their community
Which of the following best describes the condition called debt peonage
having to stay at one job just to pay what you owe
What did President Grant help pass to prevent Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the political process
President Grant helped to pass The Enforcements Act to prevent
Southerners from using fear to shut African Americans out of the
political process.
Why did the federal government begin to turn its attention away from Reconstruction in the South
Major economic problems began to take hold in the 1870s.
How did the black codes provide a steady source of labor for whites who owned farms
The black codes provided a steady source of labor for whites who
owned farms, because African Americans who did not have jobs were
made to serve time as forced laborers.
Blanche K Bruce is known for being which of the following
he was the only former slave to rule over the u.s. senate.!
APEX!
What did the open ranges of Texas Colorado and Wyoming become important areas for
How did the railroad companies respond to the buffalo
They paid people to kill the buffalo so the animals would not
block the tracks.
The Homestead Act of 1862 helped African Americans move to which area
The western United States
The sand creek massacre of 1864 and the battle at wounded knee in 1890 are examples of what us policy toward native Americans
What was one reason African American businesses were important
They provided services that whites would not because of
segregation
According to the readings What right did women demand in the United states
Women demanded the right to vote.
How were African American politicians serving in state governments able make a lasting difference
They helped write new state constitutions after the Civil War - Apex
Why did southern state governments create poll taxes literacy tests and southern grandfather clauses
To limit african americans the right to vote
According to this cartoon men opposed giving women what
How did president Lincolns plan for reconstruction treat southern states
African Americans who settled in the Plains region of the United states were known by what name
These African Americans who settled in the plains region of the United States were known as Exodusters.
The Fifteenth Amendment covers which of the following
allowed to vote regardless of color
According to this cartoon what group of women opposed the women's suffrage movement because of prejudice
Why where whites in Mississippi afraid of African Americans voting rights
There were more african americans than whites in population and in state government
Which of the following is true of President Andrew Johnson
President Andrew Johnson was from Tennessee and liked the South.
what was an economic effect of the transcontinental railroad
Goods produced in one region could be sent to another and sold.
what was the problem with the presidential election of 1876
