Reconstruction/Conquering the West

Who was Hiram Revels and why is he important?

One of the first African American senators

How did black churches help to develop political organization in black communities?

Organized into regional, state, and even national associations, often by northern and mid-western freed missionaries. Especially Baptist denomination that had on the whole been abolitionist

What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?

Abolished slavery

Who was President during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

A Sioux uprising at Redwood Ferry in 1862 was the start of?

War

When did Reconstruction begin?

1865. Before the end of the civil war ended.

What did the Homestead Act do?

Allowed male citizens to claim federally owned lands in the west.

Who was the first President of the USA to be impeached? Why?

Andrew Johnson was impeached High crimes and misdemeanors

What religious group played an important part in settling in the West?

Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 accomplish?

Defines all American-born residents except native americans as citizens.

What economic opportunities drew migrants to the West?

Expansion of agricultural economy after civil war.

Why is the Depression of 1873 of importance to Reconstruction?

Enables democrats to take control of house of representatives. Issues of reconstruction became of less focus.

Black delegates actively participated in revising the state constitutions of southern states. In addition to election reform, what other major accomplishment did these delegates achieve?

Established public school systems

What are vagrancy laws and how were they used in the South during Reconstruction?

Forced freed slaves to carry papers providing their employment

What was one clear goal of the freed-people?

Grant freedom to vote

How did the Fourteenth Amendment change American governance?

Granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the US" including former slaves recently freed.

Why did women's rights leaders oppose the Fourteenth Amendment?

It introduced the word male into the constitution for the first time

Why does public education take an importance in the South during Reconstruction?

It was one of the critical definitions of freedom for black people

Who won civil war

North

The Compromise of 1877 did what?

Removed troops from Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida which led to end of reconstruction.

What does the term "Bloody Shirt" refer to?

Republicans using acts of violence for political opportunity

What terrorist tactics did white southerners use to enforce racial hierarchies?

Riots against black political authority; interpersonal fights; organized vigilante groups

What is the "Lost Cause Narrative?

Romantic view of the south that sought to rewrite history passing in silence over the brutality of slavery, and viewed the civil war was about states' rights, not slavery.

Who won the Presidential election of 1876?

Rutherford B. Hayes