P5 Quizlet Flashcards
(38 cards)
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1875?
A United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction Era to guarantee African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury service.
Who was Edwin Stanton?
Secretary of War appointed by Lincoln, dismissed by President Andrew Johnson, leading to calls for Johnson’s impeachment.
What significant role did Hiram Revels play in 1870?
Elected to take Mississippi Senate seat from Jefferson Davis.
What does the 15th Amendment state?
Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Who was Horace Greeley?
Nominated by Liberal Republicans and Democrats for Presidential candidate, but did not win the election.
What was the Amnesty Act of 1872?
Removed voting restrictions and office-holding disqualification against most secessionists from the Civil War, except for some 500 military leaders of the Confederacy.
What were the Force Acts?
Acts passed to promote African American voting and limit the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
An American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877), known for leading Union forces in the Civil War.
What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
Abolished slavery.
What were Spoilsmen?
A group of corrupt politicians that arose during the Grant administration, causing Grant to lose credibility with Reformers.
What were the Liberal Republicans?
A party formed in 1872 that opposed Grant’s reelection and wanted to end military reconstruction in the South.
What was the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson about?
Johnson was impeached in 1868 for removing Edwin Stanton without congressional approval; he survived conviction by one vote.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
Granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons in the United States.
Who were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?
Co-founders of the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York.
What was significant about the Election of 1876?
A presidential race between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, resulting in Hayes’s election after the Compromise of 1877.
What was the Wade-Davis Bill?
A 1864 proposal for stricter reconstruction terms requiring 50% of voters to take a loyalty oath; Lincoln pocket-vetoed it.
Who were the Southern Democrats?
Also known as ‘redeemers’; they aimed to redeem the South from Northern influence.
Who was Boss Tweed?
A disgraced politician convicted for stealing millions from New York City taxpayers, head of Tammany Hall.
What was the Freedman’s Bureau?
Focused on providing food, medical care, and education to former slaves.
What does the 14th Amendment state?
1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; 2) No person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process; 3) No state can deprive a person of equal protection of the laws.
What was Crédit Mobilier?
A fraudulent construction company created to take profits from the Union Pacific Railroad.
What were Black Codes?
Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of newly freed black slaves.
What happened in the Election of 1872?
Liberal Republicans nominated Greeley, while regular Republicans renominated Grant, leading to Grant’s victory.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
A white supremacy organization that intimidated blacks out of their newly found liberties.
