#2 Flashcards
(15 cards)
was one Of the bloodiest battles of civil war
shiloh
policies Implemented by president Lincoln and vice president Andrew Johnson
presidential reconstruction
Congress took over when the southern states wouldn’t obey the president
Congressional reconstruction
Under congressional reconstruction the south was divided into five
Military districts
mississippi was in the ___ district
fourth
each district was under the control of a
Military governor
were northerners who moved to the south during or after the war
Carpet baggers
We’re white republicans who wanted citizenship or former slaves
Scalawags
A former union general who was moderate that wanted to reduce taxes and decrease racial tension in ms
Adtalbert Ames
was actually an election, it was so chaotic and riotous that it was called a revolution
Revolution of 1875
Referred to ms politicans who did not accept the sweeping changes brought by civil war . Love for old south “ lost cause”
Bourbons
Favored a “ new south” and “ new Mississippi” based on economic diversity
Departure democrats
3 ideologies of rebuilding the south include reconciliation , white supremacy , and emancipation
Reconstruction
Arranged for prisoners to be leased as lasborers to private businesses who were responsible for their upkeep
The convict lease system
One of the most significant industrial developments in ms after the civil war was the growth of the
Railroad system
