Chapter 12
What were the goals of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
"defend the social and political superiority" of whites against what they called "the aggressions of an inferior race."
Many white Southerners hated Reconstruction. Who did they call "carpetbaggers"? Who did they call "scalawags"?-
Carpetbaggers - Northern Republicans who moves to the postwar South (called by the white Southerners) scalawags - the white southern Republicans who helped Reconstruction
What did the Tenure of Office Act say and how did Andrew Johnson respond?
Congress passed the Tenure of office act in 1867. This law stated that the President could not remove members of his Cabinet without Senate approval Johnson fired Stanton anyways
What was Andrew Johnson's Presidential Plan for Reconstruction?
His plan was the majority of voters in each Southern states must pledge their loyalty to the U.S. and each state must ratify
What kinds of tactics were used by the KKK-
Horsemen in long robes and hoods appeared at night carrying guns and whips. Encircled the home and planted huge burning crosses in the yards. People were dragged from their homes and harassed, tortured, kidnapped, or murdered.
What was the purpose of black codes, and give several examples?
It was a law that restricted freedom. Some examples are; separate bathroom for blacks and whites; with restroom, schools, restaurants, theaters
Johnson was impeached (charged) on what grounds?
Johnson was impeached because he fired stantion when the Tenure office act said that he was not allowed ot fire anyone in his cabinet
What was the purpose of Reconstruction?
Mended the issues that arose after the civil war
What is Lincolns ten percent plan?
People swore on oath to support the Constitution and also if 10 voters swear above the oath,they can write a new state constitution and rejoin the union
What were the major parts of the Compromise of 1877 (to solve the disputed election of 1876)-
Removal of all federal troops from the south A southerner was appointed the Hayes' cabinet More money for internal improvement of the South ( Roads, bridges, etc)
Radical Republicans passed Reconstruction Act of 1867. List its major parts?
South under military rule in five districts required all male voters to vote temporarily barred those who supported the Confederacy from voting guarantee equal rights of citizens ratify 14th Amendment
What was the aftermath of the war?
There were political, social, and economic issues
How does the Fourteenth Amendment expand the rights of citizens?
United states were citizens and deserved ALL RIGHTS
The term "Solid South" refers to the control of what political party in the South-
Was when "Solid South" Democrats dominate Southern Politics until the 1960s
infrastructure
are the public property an services that a society uses, had to be almost completely rebuilt
corruption
dishonest actions by those in power, typically involving bribery
sharecropping-
farming in which a farmer tends some portion of a planter's land and receives a share of the crop at harvest time as payment and this was bad because the freedmen were in a constant debt to the landowners and were never able to earn a profit
What right is guaranteed by the Fifteenth Amendment
he right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of race, color, or "previous condition of servitude"
How did the Fifteenth amendment result in the election of black political leaders-
it gave all people a right to vote
What kind of activities were performed by the Freedmen's Bureau?
provides food, clothing,jobs, medical care and education for millions of slaves and poor whites
tenant farming
rent land from owner, buy own tools
What was the final vote of Johnson's impeachment trial in the Senate
the final result of Johnson's impeachment was he was impeached ( charged) but not convicted. He also stays in office but aGrant will be elected in November
In the election of 1868, why did Grant win?
there were disputed votes , and then votes chosen were republican. The ruling party at that time was republican, so obvisouly they chose all the republican votes and grant was a republican
Who were the Radical Republicans and how did they feel about Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
they believed the south should pay more for its crimes and they did not agree with lincolns plan
How did the Supreme Court limit the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
they said it was the states problem to dealwith
What did the Tenure of Office Act say and how did Andrew Johnson respond-
this law stated that the President could not remove members of his Cabinets without Senate approval and Johnson did not listen and still fired Stanton
How effective were anti-Klan laws (Enforcement Act of 1870)? What happened as federal troops withdrew from the South-
without troops there it was hard to enforce
