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| The 13, 14, 15 amendments were called what? |
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| The Reconstruction Amendments |
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| Defines citizenship and blacks can now be citizens (freedmen) |
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| laws by states aimed to maintain power over freedmen and ensure a labor force for plantation owners |
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| the first federal law to outlaw discrimination. Vetoed then overruled by Congress |
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| Tenure of Office Act 1867 |
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| says that any appointed government position must be approved by Senate and any appointee would require Senate approval to be removed from office |
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| Edwin Stenton and the Tenure of Office Act of 1867 |
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| Edwin Stenton was on Andrew Johnson's cabinet. Congress hated prez (politically opposed) and vice versa, so tried to impeach him creatively with the Tenure of Office Act. How? Got law passed, Stenton pisses off prez, AJ tries to fire him, kapow, on the block for impeachment |
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| the union (Yankees) officials who moved to the South and took advantage and profited from the war torn southern states |
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| The white Southerners who sympathized with and helped the union and "freedmen" |
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| How much of population under Lincoln's Presidential Reconstruction required to swear loyalty to the union? |
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| What was added to Presidential Reconstruction by Andrew Johnson? |
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| Any land owner worth 20,000 dollars of taxable estate must seek a presidential pardon. And the states must ratify the 13th amendment. |
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| What did Congressional Reconstruction require of the southern populace? (2) |
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50% of the population had to swear loyalty to the union.
Also required the states to ratify the 14th and later the 15th amendment. |
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| General Amnesty Act of 1872 |
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| grants amnesty to MOST of the confederate population (not including some high ranking generals and political figures) |
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| Contenders in the election of 1876 (2) |
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| Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden |
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| Controversy of the election of 1876 |
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| Samuel Tilden wins both the popular and electoral vote but Hayes calims 20 of the electoral votes were done wrong. After review, Hayes wins. |
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| Describe The Electoral Commission Act of 1877 |
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provides a compromise effectively ending the reconstruction period and names a victor.
Remove the troops from the south
Declare the South whole and Reconstructed
Effectively ends Reconstruction |
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| Freedmen's Bureau Bill of 1866 |
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Helped transition Freedmen into society
rechartered by congress then vetoed by Johnson then overridden by Congress |
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| Ulysses S. Grant becomes president and gives control of Reconstruction to Congress |
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| During Congressional Reconstruction what party is in power? |
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| Key Industries (American Business) |
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| Steel, Oil, Railroads, Coal |
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| Key Industries in the Gilded Age (3) |
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| Steel, Oil, Railroad, Coal |
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| known as builders of industry |
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| 2 examples of Industrial Statesmen |
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| Andrew Carnegie (Steel), John D. Rockefeller (Oil) |
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| known as wreckers (anything to build personal wealth) |
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| 2 examples of Industrial Pirates |
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| Jay Gould (RR), Archibald Desmond (Coal) |
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| What is so awesome about the key industries of the Gilded Age!? |
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| They are all dependent on each other. Like badass circular legos or something. |
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| Positive Impact of the Gilded Age (4) |
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1greater productivity
2greater productivity
3Higher standard of living (paychecks)
4National power gains both military and economic |
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| Negative Impact of the Gilded Age (4) |
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1Abuse of monopoly power (trusts and pools)
2Rebates - favors to big business (ie shipping costs)
3Extremes in wealth and poverty
4Devastation to environment |
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| Cross of Gold speech by whom? |
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| Populist Party formed when? |
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1Free Silver Movement 16:1
2Sub Treasury System-
Gov warehouses for crops so could sell when prices highest
3Progressive Income Tax (sliding scale)
4Direct Election of Senators
5Government should own railroads and telecommunications |
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| Did Populists like Laissez Faire? |
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