Chapter 10 study guide
Describe the work of the Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau was given the task of feeding and clothing war refugees in the South using surplus army supplies. The Bureau also helped formerly enslaved people find work on plantations. It negotiated labor contracts with planters, specifying workers' pay and number of work hours. The Bureau worked closely with Northern charities to educate formerly enslaved African Americans. It provided housing for schools, paid teachers, and helped to establish colleges for training African American teachers.
When the House of Representatives voted to impeach president Johnson, the main charge was that he has broken the law by refusing to uphold the Tenure of Office Act.
True
Descrie briefly the events leading up to and the outcome of the Compromise of 1877. Analyze the implications of this unwritten political agreement for African America
compromise of 1877 was a better trail that ended. republican efforts to ensure rights to African Americans. Set the stage for future for discriminontion and segreation
Originally, goal of the KuKlux Klan was to
drive out Union troops and regain control of the South of the Democratic Party
By the end of 1868, six of the former Confederate states has met all the requirements to be readmitted to the Union.
false
In 1865 many members of Congress were worriedSouthern voters would elect former Confederate officers and political leaders to Congress
false
President Johnson, like Lincoln, believed a moderate poilcy was needed to bring the South back into the Union
false
many scalawags who did not want the ealthy planters to regain power were owners of small
farms
Reconstruction ended when
federal troops were removed from the South
President Johnson challenged the Tenure of Office Act by
firing secreatary of War Stanton
Which of the following happrnrf during the Panic of 1873
small banks closed
Republican reforms in the South included
the establishment of public schools
Demicrats charged the uing "sin taxes" to pay off bonds favored the rich because
the rich held most of the bonds and the poor pai most of these taxes
What was the overall prpose of black codes passed by the new Southern legislatures
to provide educational opportunities and apprenticeship for African Americans
The black codes varied from state to state, but they all seemed intended to keep African Americans in a condition similar to slavery
true
President Johnson proclaimed that each former Confederate state had to call a constitutional convention to revoke its ordinance of secession and ratify the
Thirteenth Amendment
By late 8170, all of the former Confederate states had rejoined the Union under the
Congressional Reconstruction plan
The______ was a secret society, started in Pulaski, Tennessee, in 1866 by former Cinfederate soldiers that rapidly spread throughout the south
Ku Klux Klan
The actions of the Freedmen's Bureau helped to prevent
Mass starvation
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction called for
Reonciling with the South rather then punishing it
Asses the requirements established by black codes in the South and speculate about their connection what would later become the Jim Crow South
The black codes were restrictive laws which were designed to restrict feed blocks activity and ensure their availibility as labor force now that slavery had been abolished
Explain how many sharecroopers become trapped on the land after the collapse of Reconstruction use the diagram to help formulate your answer
They did not pay their rent. Instead they paid a share of their crops as rent. They needed suppiles. They got trapped and could not make enough money to pay off debts and leave, nor could they declare bank rupt
To receive a pardon under Lincoln's Reconstruction plan, Southerns had to take an oath of loyalty to be the Untied States and
accept that slaves were now free
Under Johnson's Reconstruction plan, many members of Congress voted to reject the representatives that Southern voters elected to Congress because they
were former Confederate leaders
