Reconstruction plans Flashcards
(22 cards)
Where was Lincoln when he was assassinated?
Ford Theatre in Washington D.C.
Who assassinated Lincoln?
Booth
What famous poem was written as a memorial to Lincoln?
O Captain! My Captain!
Who became president?
A. Johnson
Which Radical Republican leader wanted to seize the property of the large slaveholders and give it to the ex-slaves?
Stevens
What is the first veto of an important law to be overriden by Congress?
Civil Rights Act, 1866
At the end of the Civil War, what problem had not been resolved?
Racial Prejudice
What was the final state to complete the process to rejoin the union?
Georgia
Which part of Congress brings the charges against a president?
The House of Representatives
Under the Tenure of Office Act who was President Andrew Johnson accused of dismissing?
Stanton
What was Andrew Johnson’s margin of victory in the acquittal vote?
1 vote
What was Andrew Johnson’s main problem?
Racist
What were three outstanding black colleges founded at this time?
1.) Fisk 2.) Howard University 3.) Hampton Institute
What is the only state legislature to ever have a black majority?
South Carolina
How much land could a freedman get under the Homestead Act of 1862?
160 acres
How long did it take for the south region to get production back to where it had been when the Civil War broke out?
20 years
Why was Grant a poor chief executive?
Because of corruption and scandals
About what was the Supreme Court case of Guinn v U.S. 1915?
S.C. ruled Grandfather clauses were unconstitutional
How did segregation of blacks and whites in public places become widespread?
When blacks no longer have influence on elections
What was segregation in the North usually based on?
Economics
Which state passed the first Jim Crow law?
Tennessee
From what as the name Jim Crow taken?
Black-faced white actors in song and dance acts
