Before his first inaugural address in 1860‚ seven more states seceded for the union . They were After the inaugural address‚ President was told that Fort Sumter was under siege. Abraham made a unilateral decision to prepare for with the south. He Ordered : 75‚000 troops ‚Suspended habeas corpus President Lincoln was a very capable war time leader. As always‚ he began to self-educate himself about war. He read military history. He learned about strategy and tactics. He read military history
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A.P. United States History Dr. Parsons 1/3/2012 DBQ 1996 Question: In what ways and to what extent did constitutional and social developments between 1860 and 1877 amount to a revolution? Doc A: South Carolina declaration of Causes of Secession‚ Dec. 24‚ 1860. Evidence: Interpretation of the 10th Amendment--…powers not prohibited to federal govt nor prohibited to states are reserved to the states‚ or people. Inference: Challenges Article 4‚ section 4 and Article 6‚ section 2; assumes
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Unit 4 Study Guide 1. 40 acres and a mule- were essentials promised to freed slaves after the civil war 2. Emancipation proclamation- freed slaves in the CSA‚ so did not affect slavery in the border states; allowed blacks to join Union Army 3. Sharecropping- is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land 4. Reconstruction Act of 1867- South would be divided into 5 military states; acceptance of the 14th
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state had taken an oath of allegiance to the U.S. and pledged to abide by emancipation‚ then that state can be reintegrated into the Union. People in the North began to move down South to support the Union over there‚ such as northerns called carpetbaggers and southerns who were already there that supported Union known as scalawags‚ they organized to create constitutional conventions. They created new state constitutions to set new directions for southern states. Also educated blacks moved down
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questions). 2. Learn all that the book says about the Reconstruction Act of 1867. (2 or 3 questions). 3. Learn about the new Southern Constitutions that were adopted after the Reconstruction Act of 1867. 4. What does the term‚ “carpetbagger” mean? 5. What was the status of blacks in Southern state legislatures. 6. Learn about Reconstruction from the book. 7. What was sharecropping? 8. What was the Freedmen’s Bureau and what were its activities? (2 possible questions)
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through violent acts like attacking them and burning their homes. They were racists to African Americans in the south‚ and north also. Although the KKK is most known for their racist behavior towards African Americans‚ they also discriminate against carpetbaggers‚ scalawags‚ Jews‚ Catholics‚ Republicans‚ and homosexuals. Another failure of the Reconstruction was the raising of taxes in order to rebuild the south. The raising of taxes also led to more poverty‚ although not the only thing that led to poverty
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The key goals of Reconstruction were to readmit the South into the Union and to define the status of freedmen in American society. The Reconstruction era was marked by political‚ not violent‚ conflict. Some historical myths are that the South was victimized by Reconstruction‚ and that the various plans of Reconstruction were corrupt and unjust. Actually‚ the plans were quite lenient‚ enforcing military rule for only a short period of time‚ ignoring land reform‚ and granting pardons easily. The task
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American History and Government Mid-Year Exam Review Sheet Test day is Wednesday‚ January 23‚ 8:00-10:00 at the Kingswood Gym. You will not be allowed to use notes or outlines on the exam. The exam is counted as 20% of your semester grade. Mr. Karinen Mid-Year 2012-13 For the mid-year test you should know the following terms‚ ideas‚ people and concepts. You should be able to define each and/or explain its significance/importance. Concept of God‚ Gold‚ and Glory Christopher Columbus’
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American’s political power was not strong enough to enact a change and most of the African Americans would vote for white leaders. African American leader would not have enough pull in the electorate‚ but found common ground with other leaders. Carpetbaggers went to the South supporting economic modernizations and civil rights initiatives. Scalawags were desperate ground from the old Whig party‚ loyal yeomen and entrepreneurs. From building schools to social services the government responsibilities
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Chapter 16 - Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution‚ 1865-1877 I. Introduction The end of the Civil War brought profound changes to the United States. Reconstruction changed some things‚ but it did little regarding social equality and political turmoil. In the end‚ the government established black suffrage‚ but this reform proved insufficient to remake the South or to guarantee human rights. II. Wartime Reconstruction A. Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan Lincoln planned for a swift
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