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The War and Reconstruction
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The war and reconstruction resulted in southern ____toward the north.
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Resentment
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It also caused problems for___?
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Southern African Americans
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The war ultimately led to the political, economic, and social control of the south by_____?
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Whites
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Economic and political gains of former slaves was only____?
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Temporary
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Impact of the war and reconstruction
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Political Effects
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Lincoln’s view that the United States was one nation indivisible had____?
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Prevailed
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How did Lincoln feel about secession?
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Felt it was illegal
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If the governments were illegal then Lincoln also felt that the states?
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Had never left the Union.
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Lincoln felt restoring the Union would be easy. Requirement?
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State governments’ loyalty to the Union
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Lincoln also believed to unify the Union there was no need to ___the south.
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Punish
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He felt this was necessary in order to ____the nations wounds.
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Heal
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Lincoln’s assassination left reconstruction up to the_____?
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Radical Republicans
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The Radical Republicans wanted to _____the Confederate States.
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Punish
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The states that seceded were not allowed back into the Union immediately. But put under ____ ____?
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Military Reconstruction
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The Radical Republicans believed in immediate voting and civil rights for _______?
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Former slaves
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President _____will assume the presidency after Lincoln was assassinated?
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President Johnson
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President Johnson and the Radical republicans argued constantly over_____?
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Civil Rights
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Due to their differences the Radical Republicans _________him.
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Impeach
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Were they able to remove him from office?
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NO
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How close did they come to removing him from office?
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One Vote
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During this period of time the Civil War amendments were added to the constitution. What were they?
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13th, 14th and 15th
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The thirteenth?
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Abolished Slavery
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The Fourteenth?
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Granted Citizenship(equal rights under the law for any American)
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The Fifteenth?
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Voting Rights were guaranteed(regardless of race ,color or previous condition of servitude) (former slave)
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Economic and social impact
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Condition of Southern cities and farms?
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Cities?
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Richmond and Atlanta lay in ruin
Richmond and Atlanta lay in ruin. Businesses were destroyed as well as homes etc.
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Rural Areas?
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Farms and fields were burned
Farms and fields were burned. Live stock was destroyed or used by the Union.
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Future impact on the Southern States?
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The South would remain an agriculture-based economy and the poorest section of the nation for many years.
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Economically what was happening in the North and the Midwestern sections of the country?
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Both emerged strong industrially
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This laid the foundation for?
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The Industrial Revolution
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The United States will emerge as a?
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Global economic power beginning in the 20th century.
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WESTWARD MOVEMENT
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What two water boundaries marked the area of western expansion?
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Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean
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Years just before and after the Civil War were known as the era of the American____ ?
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Cowboy
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How did the cowboy get the cattle to market?
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Long cattle drives over unfenced land.
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What brought about the end of the open ranges?
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The invention of barbed wire
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What did the west have to offer many people?
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A chance to rebuild their lives and start anew.
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Many ___and____move west to seek new opportunities?
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Freed slaves and southerners
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In 1862 the U.S. government gave away land in the west to those willing to settle there. What was the name of the act?
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Homestead
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IMMIGRATION
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Before 1871, most immigrants came to the United States from what parts of Europe?
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Northern and Western Europe
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What were some of the countries?
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England, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden
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From 1871 to 1921 the majority of immigrants came from___?
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Southern and Eastern Europe
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What were some of the countries?
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Italy ,Greece, Poland, Russia, Hungary,and Yugoslavia
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Many immigrants also came from these two Asian countries?
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China and Japan
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Immigrants made valuable contributions to the _____growth of the country.
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Industrial
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The Chinese were very instrumental in the construction of the______Railroad.
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Transcontinental
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Immigrants worked in the textile mills in the ____and in the clothing industries in ____?
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Northeast and New York City
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Slavs, Italians, and Poles worked in the ____mines in the east?
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Coal
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Most immigrants worked for very___wages and in very _____working conditions.
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Low and dangerous
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Accepting the beliefs and Cultures of other Americans was known as?
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Assimilation
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Because of all the different types of people coming into the United States it became known as the___?
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Melting Pot
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How did the immigrants settle in the cities?
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With their own ethnic group.
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The public ____played an essential role in the process of assimilation.
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Schools
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Despite their many contributions the immigrants still faced many______?
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PREJUDICES
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Many of the prejudices were based upon____and_____?
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Religious and Cultural differences.
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Because of much tension and mounting resentment, Congress passed the_____?
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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And later in 1921?
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Immigration Restriction Act of 1921
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These two pieces of legislation will bring immigration to a standstill for the next couple of decades.
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