1. Reconstruction (II)

2.  End of Civil War  South was devastated  African Americans no longer slaves  How to put the pieces back together?

4.  Field Order 15 “forty acres and a mule”  1865-African Americans were hopeful  How would the new south look?

6.  Minimal Reconstruction Restore Union Andrew Johnson  Radical Reconstruction Restore Union Put “loyal” people in key positions Guarantee basic rights for blacks Congress

7.  Under Lincoln  Successful in LA and AR  Set up local government after 10% were “loyal”

8.  Southerner  U.S. Senator  V.P. under Lincoln  President Man positioned to guide U.S. back together

9.  Many states were limiting voting to include white only  Black codes were passed  Different laws

11.  Freedman’s bureau Had to be rewritten to pass  Civil Rights Bill Congress over rode the veto

13. “Citizenship for all persons born or naturalized in the United States”

14.  Contradicted Johnson’s wishes  Wanted to “re-shape” southern society  Supported military rule Militarized for a limited period  Eventually forced to compromise

15.  Radical Republican  Redistribute plantation land to slaves  Too radical for many

16.  Johnson refused to support Reconstruction Act  Congress voted to impeach Obstructing Congress  Johnson escaped Impeachment by one vote

17.  Cities destroyed  Economy changing  Confederate currency was useless

19. 1865  40,000 former slaves granted 300,000 acres of land  When Johnson pardoned land owners Land was returned

20.  Contract Agreed upon price for one year  Share-cropping New kind of servitude

24.  Made unemployment a crime  Mob violence  Limited voting, property rights

25.  Republicans ruled  Protection of civil and voting rights  “Scalawags” White southern republican  “Carpetbaggers” Northerners who saw opportunity

27.  Schools  Expanded public services  African Americans could particpate

28.  Credit Mobilier Scandal Vice President implicated in this scheme  Whisky Ring Corruption at all levels of government

30.  Ratified in 1870  Upheld the right of all male citizens to vote  Allowed for local level qualifications

32.  Wanted to reclaim the south  Put Democrats in control  Go back to the pre-Civil war Social Order  Targeted African-American and white supporters

34.  Enforce the 15 th Amendment  Illegal to interfere with voting rights  U.S. troops could intervene  Thousands arrested

35. RUTHERFORD B. HAYESSAM J. TILDEN

36.  Tilden won the popular vote  Electoral votes disputed  Compromise gave Hayes the win Promised to withdraw from the South Southern Democrats agree to side with Hayes

37.  Southern white elite took control Wealthy planter class Business  “Reedemers” Combination of Old South elite and commercial/business interest groups

39.  Began informally  Become the law  Supreme Court upheld in Plessey vs. Ferguson