Chapter 12-3 Radical Reconstruction Flashcards
(26 cards)
1
Q
- What was the name of the bill that Congressional Republicans passed in March 1867?
A
Military reconstruction act
2
Q
- What’s another name for this congressional program of Reconstruction?
A
Radical reconstruction
3
Q
- How many military districts did this law divide the former Confederacy into?
A
five
4
Q
- Which former Confederate state was not subjected to Military Reconstruction?
A
Tennessee
5
Q
- Why was this state not subjected to Military Reconstruction?
A
Tennessee was taken over very quickly.
6
Q
- What did the Military Reconstruction Act do to former Confederates who had been elected to office with Johnson’s approval?
A
The law kicked them all out
7
Q
Define carpetbagger:
A
Define carpetbagger: Negative term, Northerners who moved to the south to run for political office and find work rebuilding infrastructure.
8
Q
Define scalawag:
A
- Define scalawag: A white southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derivelily by white southern democrats who opposed reconstruction legislation.
9
Q
- What two things did the Military Reconstruction Act require each state to do before being allowed back into the Union?
A
- ratify the 14th amendment
2. Guarantee universal male suffrage
10
Q
- List four positive accomplishments of the “Carpetbag Governments”.
A
- Repealed black codes
protected universal male suffrage
oversaw building of economy
established public schools
11
Q
- List four major criticisms of the “Carpetbag Governments”.
A
- Heavy spending
- heavy taxes
- increased state debt
- corruption
12
Q
- What organization was formed in Tennessee by former Confederates to undermine the “Carpetbag Governments”?
A
the KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
13
Q
- What did the white supremacists want to prevent black men from doing in the South?
A
They did not want them to vote
14
Q
- What did the Radical Republicans in the House do to President Johnson in February 1868?
A
Impeachment
15
Q
- What federal department was in charge of overseeing the enforcement of Military Reconstruction?
A
War department
16
Q
- Who was the secretary of this department?
A
Edwin Stanton
17
Q
- What was the name of the law Congress passed that prevented the president from removing a cabinet member without the approval of the Senate?
A
Tenure of office act.
18
Q
- Which house of Congress begins the impeachment process by voting to put the President on trial?
A
The house of representatives
19
Q
- How many votes are required in this house to impeach the president today?
A
218/435
20
Q
- Which house of Congress continues the impeachment process by acting as the jury?
A
The senate
21
Q
- How many votes are required in this house to convict the President today?
A
67/100
22
Q
- What was the result of Johnson’s impeachment trial?
A
he was innocent by one vote
23
Q
- Who has been the only other U.S. President to be impeached?
A
Trump twice and Bill Clinton
24
Q
- Who did the Republicans nominate from Illinois to run for president in 1868?
A
Ulysses S. Grant
25
What three states were not allowed to participate in the Election of 1868 because they were not yet restored to the Union?
Virginia
Missipiie
Texas
26
25. The Republican Party certainly benefited from black men gaining suffrage (voting rights). What amendment did the Republicans propose to guarantee future power?
15th amendment
