Terms to Know 13th Amendment: Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70) 14th Amendment: (1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can be deprived of life‚ liberty or property without due process of law; (3) no state can deprive a person of equal protection of the laws. Second of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War. 15th Amendment: States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race. Third
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In the cartoon at the top we see a large group of white men some holding weapons. These bystanders are southern men wanting to stop the unity but cannot as they are bound from it in their balcony. Carpetbagger: South During the reconstruction period the south began to flood with carpetbaggers trying to help reconstruct the south to the northern ways. The south saw this as a threat to their southern tradition. In the Cartoon it shows a southern woman carrying a huge carpetbag across rough grounds
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Terms Summary 1) Robert Smalls Robert Smalls was a slave in South Carolina. He became a Union hero in 1862 when he escaped from slavery by stealing a Confederate ship from Charleston harbor and piloting it to the blockading federal fleet. Thereafter‚ Smalls guided Union gunboats and toured the North recruiting black troops. He eventually became a Congressman and fought for educational and economic opportunities for African Americans. 2) Wade Hampton Wade Hampton was a South Carolina legislator
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American was suffering the consequences of having a Civil War. The aftermath brought great destruction between the Union and Confederate. Reconstruction was a new era to unify and rebuild the United States. During Reconstruction the political impact was that it gave few rights to African Americans‚ the social impact was that they wanted African Americans to have a normal lifestyle‚ and the economic impact was that African Americans shouldn’t be allowed to associate with the government. The political
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industrialization of the South. Is William Marshall a "Carpetbagger"? Explain your answer. People of the North had many reasons for being interested in the industrialization of the South. There was a whole new group of people able to work. You could pay them much less than the people in the North. This meant more money for themselves. There was also a lot more land to build factories on. Depending on how you look at it Marshall could and couldn’t be a carpetbagger. He did not move to the South; instead‚ he
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take back control of political power and did so with fear tactics. Aside from killing and intimidating black people‚ they did the same to white political opponents (Openstax‚ 480). Another group of people the KKK strongly disliked were “carpetbaggers.” Carpetbaggers were northern businessmen who traveled south in search of wealth and power (Openstax‚ 480). Essentially‚ during reconstruction‚ the south became a battleground to the southerners. The now freed african americans and northerners traveling
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Rational Actor Model-look at the consequences and acts and makes decision accordingly. Doesn’t consider the political costs. Political Actor Model-Rational decisions only based on how it is going to impact them politically Organizational Actor Model- What are the decisions are going to impact the organization(what committee one might be on) Elitist Actor Model-Elites making the decision that will benefit themselves and other elite’s.(most prevalent model in our history) Idiosyncratic
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government because loss of their voted Representatives and they had people like Bullock coming in as governor. They felt these people as people who betrayed them and were considered the lowest of the low and stood right next to the swagglewags and carpetbaggers. This led to many different states in rejection of the 14th amendment and to stay strong as a whole to protect those who stood with them prewar time as their Representatives. They didn’t believe that one should lose their job or the ranks by the
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War and Reconstruction in Alabama (1905) William W. Davis‚ Civil War and Reconstruction in Florida (1913) Clara Mildred Thompson‚ Reconstruction in Georgia (1915) Histories very detailed and accurate BUT hostile to Blacks‚ Carpetbaggers‚ and Scalawags Praised Democratic Party D. Marxist Historians Prejudice in opposite direction Stressed accomplishment of Blacks W.E.B. Du Bois‚ Black Reconstruction (1935) E. Revisionists Influenced by Depression and New Deal
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The Big IdeasWhy might historians need to describe different places on Earth?How have humans altered the landscape of the United States? How does geography impact history? How do the physical and human features of an area impact the events that happen there? | SkillsAs you read‚ please review the terms below and make sure you are able to describe a location using these terms. This will be part of your assignment. * Place * Region * Relative location * Physical system * Human system
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