Civil War/Reconstruction 1860-1890 #6 Flashcards

1
Q

South’s advantages: Military

A

defensive war
move supplies shorter distances
experienced military leaders

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2
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North’s advantages: Military

A

x4 the population
immigrants
emancipation promises
Navy

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3
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North’s advantages: Economic

A

85% of factories
70% RR
65% farmlands

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4
Q

South’s hopes

A

outside help
cotton would bring in support from gaikoku
NEEDED money

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5
Q

Antietam

A

where the officer dropped the plan

when he dropped his cigarette

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6
Q

Union strategy

A

Anaconda plan
Navy block South ports

Divide South by controlling Miss. River

Raise and train 500,000 to get Richmond, VA

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7
Q

Failure of cotton diplomacy

A

get cotton from other sources

didn’t want to fight on the pro-slave side

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8
Q

Radical Republicans

A

immediate equal rights for Blacks

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9
Q

Jim Crow Laws

A

made Blacks 2nd class citizens

Required segregation

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10
Q

Plessy vs Ferguson

A

separate but equal

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11
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14th amendement

A

no person shall be denied “equal protection of the law”

separate but equal– unconstitutional

Prevent Black codes

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12
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responses to 14th amendemnt

A

reading tests

grandfather clauses

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13
Q

Dawes Act

A

abandoned reservation system

redistribute land

goal: assimilate into White culture. Breakkup tribes

sell best pieces of lands to outsiders

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14
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Homestead Act

A

160 acres to whoever decides to move out West for 5 years

not worth it.
conditions terrible

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15
Q

Poverty in the South causes

A

South’s late start @ industrialization

poorly educated work force

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16
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Cotton after the war

A

productivity UP
amount of cotton UP

Prices DOWN

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17
Q

Redeemers

A

Democratic politicians who came to power in the South during Reconstruction

support from:
Business community
White supremacy

Used racial fears to distract from White tenant farmers etc

18
Q

Booker T Washington

A

Education. Colleges

Non-immediate equality

win-win for Blacks and Whites

Social/Economic equality
NOT political

Atlanta Speech

19
Q

WEB Dubois

A

Immediate equality

20
Q

Northern farming

A

single cash crops

what, corn

21
Q

Southern farming

A

unable to afford expensive machinary

small farmers go out of business

22
Q

National Grange Movement

A

social and educational for farmers

23
Q

Interstate Commerce Act 1886

A

RR rates to be “reasonable and just”

helped RR than farmers

24
Q

Farmer’s Alliance

A

potential for turning into national party

poor whites and blacks join

similar to Grange movement

25
Q

Alliance policies

A

Attack Wall Street bankers & Big business

  1. direct election of senators
  2. lower tariffs
  3. graduated income tax
  4. fed. banking

later Populist movement

26
Q

Division in Republican party

A

Moderates
most
concerned w/ economic gain for White middle-class

Radicals
championed civil rights for Blacks
Fear of Democrats being more powerful because of increase in population (Black)
Other civil rights

27
Q

Civil Rights Act 1866

A

Reverse Dred Scott

African Americans US citizens

Afraid tht may be repealed if Demos take over COngress –> 14th amendement

28
Q

Reconstruction act 1867

A

divide South into 5

Military occupation

29
Q

Scalawags

A

Southern Republicans

30
Q

Carpetbaggers

A

Northern newcomers

31
Q

Reconstruction Accomplishments

A

liberalized state constitutions
property rights for women
debt relief

internal improvements

tax/bonds pay for it

32
Q

Reconstruction Failures

A

corruption

decline in ethics in gov.

33
Q

Mugwumps

A

Reform minded Republicans

NE

34
Q

Stalwarts

A

Like spoils system

35
Q

Half-Breeds

A

Loyal to Repubican

wanted some degree of reform

36
Q

Bull Run

A

Boost SOuthern morale

37
Q

Antietam

A

leads to Emancipation Proclamation

38
Q

Gettysburg

A

Turning point

39
Q

Shioh

A

Take Southern ports

40
Q

Major cause of deaths in civil

A

disease and infection