Riham Elshazli Professor Clement Price Civil War and the Reconstruction 12/11/12 Historiography of the Reconstruction Era At a time when America was trying to piece itself back together‚ the Reconstruction Era is one of the most important chapters in history. It is also‚ however‚ one of the most debated. After the Civil War‚ the South was devastated and thousands of freed slaves needed to be integrated into society. When Andrew Johnson took office‚ he was moderate in his views as to what should
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were the Radical Republicans? Identify the two primary leaders of the Radical Republicans. 7. Who was the first President to be impeached? Why was he impeached? 8. Differentiate between sharecropping and tenet farming. 9. What was a scalawag? 10. What was a carpetbagger? 11. What white supremacy groups emerged during Reconstruction? 12. What led to the “collapse of Reconstruction”? 13. What happened in the Compromise of 1877? Industrialism: 1. What three factors played
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Pulaski‚ Tennessee to oppose Reconstruction policies and maintain “white supremacy” by scaring African Americans (“The First Ku Klux Klan”). The Klan quickly spread into most southern states and started its reign of terror on blacks‚ Republicans‚ scalawags (white Southerners who interacted with Northerners)‚ and carpetbaggers (Northerners that moved to the South) (“The First Ku Klux Klan”). Common acts used by the Klan during that time were lynchings‚ whippings‚ rapes‚ and tar-and-featherings (“Ku
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Caroline Chase APUSH Words to Know Test 4 1/9/13 Manifest Destiny‚ the 1850’s‚ The Civil War & Reconstruction Manifest Destiny & the 1850’s What is “manifest destiny”? : Manifest destiny is Americans thinking they’re the shit and can tear down anyone who stands in their way (Mexico‚ British in Oregon Country‚ and Southwest) Land=crack and they are never satisfied. Manifest destiny means that the U.S was entitled to land by GOD Battle of the Alamo/Lone Stare State: Battle
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Lesson 1.01: Geography Lesson 1.02: Set the Stage Lesson 1.03: The Civil War The Big Ideas What were the main differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War? What were the economic causes of the Civil War? What were the political causes of the Civil War? What were the social causes that contributed to the Civil War? What were the economic consequences of the Civil War? What were the political consequences of the Civil War?
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CONTEMPORARY POLICE PROBLEM ROEL F. BALUGO TYPES AND FORMS OF CORRUPTION Corruption is not limited to the present day‚ for as long there have been a police‚ there has been policecorruption. Four Types of Corruption 1. GRATUITIES are small tips on goods purchased. In many communities some prohibits gratuities‚ whileothers do not.2. TAKING BRIBES the payment of money or other consideration to police officers with intent to subvert theaims of the criminal justice system.3.
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Across the South‚ the implementation of Reconstruction policies was achieved in multiple ways. While not always a success‚ Reconstruction had a definitive impact on the social‚ cultural economic and financial issues in states throughout the South. It is not clear whether or not Reconstruction was more beneficial to the country or harmful‚ but it is true‚ without a doubt‚ that it had an enormous impact on the Southern states. Both Gilles Vandal and Horace Bond in their articles discuss the impact
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than the original KKK and have a different message that the first and second K.K.K in the United States. The "first" Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1866 by general Nathan Bedford Forrest. This original KKK was used for intimidating carpetbaggers ‚ scalawags ‚ and freed slaves. During this time period "the organization’s aims were more in the spirit of "mischief" than terrorism" (Williams‚ 37). It was at first a social club that focused on "jokes" and hazing rituals.
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HOTA RECONSTRUCTION QUIZ STUDY GUIDE Aftermath Lost cause: the confederates longed for that time when all was well and they were a “perfect” place where slavery was allowed and now they see their “movement” as a lost cause. Everything they fought for was in vain and now they lost everything. Potential opportunities from emancipation: now that slaves were freed‚ opportunities had been opened up to them. Black men could now vote‚ the freedmen’s bureau provided food to former slaves and
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southern way of life and white culture. Foner articulated this viewpoint as such‚ “vindictive Radical Republicans fastened black supremacy upon the defeated South‚ unleashing an orgy of corruption presided over by unscrupulous carpetbaggers‚ traitorous scalawags‚ and ignorant freedmen.”2 The next school of thought presented came into being during the 1960s during the civil rights movements at a time when the US was experiencing a fundament shift in race relations. As a white dominated society began to shift
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