Hist 1700 Final Exam U of U Questions
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Presidental Reconstruction - ANSWERS--Implemented by Andrew Johnson
-Gave the white south a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom
-Offered no role to blacks politically
-The conduct of the governments he established turned many northerners against the
president's policies
-Ordered that all the land in the government be given back to the original owners
-This plan did not work because the white elite got their power back and passed the black
codes.
Congressional Reconstruction - ANSWERS--Congressional republicans were appalled by the
mass killing of ex-slaves and the black codes
-Seized control of reconstruction from president Johnson
-Congress would not let former confederate states have their congressional seats
-Passed Civil Rights Act of 1866 and wrote the 14th amendment
-Reduced representation to states that didn't let African Americans vote and later gave voting
rights to all black men
-Congress passed several laws restricting presidential powers
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments (Reconstruction Amendments) - ANSWERS--Collectively known as
the Civil War Amendments
-Designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves
-13th banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime
-14th defined a citizen as any person born in or naturalized in the united states
,-15th prohibited governments for denying U.S. citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or
past servitude
Black Codes - ANSWERS--Restrictive laws designed to limit freedom of African Americans
-Ensured cheap labor
-Many ex-slaves were required to sign yearly labor contracts, if broke resulted in arrest
-People felt it violated the free labor ideology
-Assured the continuance of white supremacy
-Rooted in the slave codes
Freedmen's Bureau - ANSWERS--Established to help millions of former black slaves and poor
whites in the south after the Civil War
-Provided food, housing, medical aid, established schools, and offered legal assistance
-Attempted to settle former slaved on confiscated or abandoned land
-Had a shortage of funds and personal
-Established by congress
Civil Rights Act of 1867 - ANSWERS--Declared that all people born in the US were US citizens and
had certain unalienable rights
-These rights included: making contracts, owning property, suing in courts, and enjoying the full
protection under the law
-Allowed individuals to enforce their constitutional and statutory rights
-Made it illegal to deny any person the rights of citizenship based on their race or color
-Failed to protect political or social rights like voting and equal accommodations
-The civil rights act of 1866 is cited in supreme Court today in dealing with discrimination cases
Reconstruction Act of 1867 - ANSWERS--Became known as radical reconstruction
, -Divided into 5 military districts where they could write constitutions approved by congress
-All makes were permitted to participate in constitutional convention that formed a new
government in each state
-All states must allow all men to vote no matter what
-Must accept the 14th amendment
The Union League - ANSWERS--Also known as the loyal league
-First African American Radical Republican organization
-Created in the north during the war to support the union
-Many former slaves saw this as an opportunity to seek fair treatment and equal rights from the
federal and state governments
-Met in secret in fear of the KKK
-More African American political leaders emerged because of the league
-When voting rights were given the league began to decline
The Ku Klux Klan - ANSWERS--Loosely organized group of political and social terrorists
-Wanted to defeat the republican party
-Used intimidation and violence
-Primary goal was the establishment of white supremacy
-Targeted republican political leaders, mainly blacks
-No local law enforcement took action because they were usually members
The Compromise of 1877 - ANSWERS--Informal agreement between southern Democrats and
allies of the Republican Rutherford Hayes to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election
-Marked the end of the Reconstruction era
-Agreed that Hayes would become president in exchange for withdrawal of federal troops from
the south
and Answers27
Presidental Reconstruction - ANSWERS--Implemented by Andrew Johnson
-Gave the white south a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom
-Offered no role to blacks politically
-The conduct of the governments he established turned many northerners against the
president's policies
-Ordered that all the land in the government be given back to the original owners
-This plan did not work because the white elite got their power back and passed the black
codes.
Congressional Reconstruction - ANSWERS--Congressional republicans were appalled by the
mass killing of ex-slaves and the black codes
-Seized control of reconstruction from president Johnson
-Congress would not let former confederate states have their congressional seats
-Passed Civil Rights Act of 1866 and wrote the 14th amendment
-Reduced representation to states that didn't let African Americans vote and later gave voting
rights to all black men
-Congress passed several laws restricting presidential powers
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments (Reconstruction Amendments) - ANSWERS--Collectively known as
the Civil War Amendments
-Designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves
-13th banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime
-14th defined a citizen as any person born in or naturalized in the united states
,-15th prohibited governments for denying U.S. citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or
past servitude
Black Codes - ANSWERS--Restrictive laws designed to limit freedom of African Americans
-Ensured cheap labor
-Many ex-slaves were required to sign yearly labor contracts, if broke resulted in arrest
-People felt it violated the free labor ideology
-Assured the continuance of white supremacy
-Rooted in the slave codes
Freedmen's Bureau - ANSWERS--Established to help millions of former black slaves and poor
whites in the south after the Civil War
-Provided food, housing, medical aid, established schools, and offered legal assistance
-Attempted to settle former slaved on confiscated or abandoned land
-Had a shortage of funds and personal
-Established by congress
Civil Rights Act of 1867 - ANSWERS--Declared that all people born in the US were US citizens and
had certain unalienable rights
-These rights included: making contracts, owning property, suing in courts, and enjoying the full
protection under the law
-Allowed individuals to enforce their constitutional and statutory rights
-Made it illegal to deny any person the rights of citizenship based on their race or color
-Failed to protect political or social rights like voting and equal accommodations
-The civil rights act of 1866 is cited in supreme Court today in dealing with discrimination cases
Reconstruction Act of 1867 - ANSWERS--Became known as radical reconstruction
, -Divided into 5 military districts where they could write constitutions approved by congress
-All makes were permitted to participate in constitutional convention that formed a new
government in each state
-All states must allow all men to vote no matter what
-Must accept the 14th amendment
The Union League - ANSWERS--Also known as the loyal league
-First African American Radical Republican organization
-Created in the north during the war to support the union
-Many former slaves saw this as an opportunity to seek fair treatment and equal rights from the
federal and state governments
-Met in secret in fear of the KKK
-More African American political leaders emerged because of the league
-When voting rights were given the league began to decline
The Ku Klux Klan - ANSWERS--Loosely organized group of political and social terrorists
-Wanted to defeat the republican party
-Used intimidation and violence
-Primary goal was the establishment of white supremacy
-Targeted republican political leaders, mainly blacks
-No local law enforcement took action because they were usually members
The Compromise of 1877 - ANSWERS--Informal agreement between southern Democrats and
allies of the Republican Rutherford Hayes to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election
-Marked the end of the Reconstruction era
-Agreed that Hayes would become president in exchange for withdrawal of federal troops from
the south
