Presidential Reconstruction and the Aftermath of the Civil War: A Historical Analysis, Quizzes of African American History

Download Presidential Reconstruction and the Aftermath of the Civil War: A Historical Analysis and more Quizzes African American History in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Presidential Reconstruction DEFINITION 1 history of the entire U.S. from 1863 to 1865 following the Civil War &&reconstruction of state and society TERM 2 Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan DEFINITION 2 Allow Southerners back into the Union if 10% vow their loyalty to the Union TERM 3 Black Codes DEFINITION 3 laws made by Southern states in new constitutions and governments which resolved to the freedom of blacks TERM 4 Time Line for Reconstruction DEFINITION 4 1863-1865 : Presidential Reconstruction1867-1877: Congressional Reconstruction1877-1900: White Southern Reconstruction TERM 5 Black Conventions DEFINITION 5 conventions that support blacks to be able to vote since white southerners that fought against the union can vote. TERM 6 DuBois DEFINITION 6 William Edward Burghardt DuBois-challenges Johnson && BTW TERM 7 DuBois' opinion on each DEFINITION 7 Jack Johnson: uneducated, fights racism without his mind, and degrades african american womenBooker T Washington: degrades his race, devalues education, approves white supremacy, approves whites withholding AA citizenship rights, and argues blacks must convince whites that they are worthy of equality TERM 8 Dubois lifetime & childhood DEFINITION 8 1863-1963northern black born in New England, not a slaves, free after fighting in revolutionary armyfree family for 2.5 generationsview themselves as americandubois is a mulatto; has more white in him than BTWfamily still views themselves as Africans TERM 9 Dubois education DEFINITION 9 from Massachussets public schoolsproves he is a gifted student by time he enters schoolalways top studentfelt white until not allowed to go to white girls bday partiesvowed to always beat whites in his class, his motivationvaledictoriantown doesnt want to give him scholarship to collegefinally goes to SOUTH to missionary school for ex slavesFisk University in Nashville TERM 10 Dubois College DEFINITION 10 goes to harvard, PhD in Historygoes to Atlanta university to teach, becomes spokesperson for the black race TERM 21 2 tasks of north DEFINITION 21 1 - get southern whites to reintegrate into the union, accept defeat without impairing their lives-one bonded US2- dilemna of where to put negros TERM 22 Lincoln Gettysberg Address DEFINITION 22 stresses "Constitution, Leniancy, Forgiveness"constitution: president chief role of nations future rebuild/ congress thinks they have greater powerleniency: south has suffered enough losses, encourage them back to unionforgive: the traitors and murders in war TERM 23 Time line for Reconstruction DEFINITION 23 1863-1865: presidential reconstruction1866-1877: congressional reconstruction1877-1900: white southern reconstruction TERM 24 lincoln murdered - who takes over DEFINITION 24 andrew johnson overtakes.. congress overtakes Johnson TERM 25 Reconstruction Act of 1867 DEFINITION 25 1. nulllified lincoln/johnson guidelines -- null&void their govt policy2. divide south into 5 military districts3. 'iron clad' oath on southern whites (sign they were forced to fight with confederacy or punished)4. must give blacks right to vote5. create freemen's bureau TERM 26 13, 14 , 15th amendments DEFINITION 26 13: abolish slavery14: black right to vote15: votes cannot be taken away from blacks TERM 27 what groups give power to north over south DEFINITION 27 1 - lincoln2- andrew johnson3 - 3 part northern republican coalition reformers, businessmen, and republican office holders TERM 28 "carpet baggers" DEFINITION 28 former us officers or troops from north that profit off southern miserywhite yankee trash TERM 29 "scally wags" DEFINITION 29 white trash, low common trashy white people that didn't want to fight for confederacyin the same league with union and blacks TERM 30 1867 plan of reconstruction is... DEFINITION 30 shakey, whites in south hate itwatch and waitunable to make south republican TERM 31 Reasons Congressional Reconstruction Failed DEFINITION 31 1- whites resistant to political reform2- persistent white racism3- whites see congress/ reconstruction as illegitamate4 - retreat of the north in 1870 TERM 32 retreat of north in 1870 DEFINITION 32 stops enforcing reconstruction in southyounger congress doesnt care for black well beingwants a united country in worldwants to partner with southern whites TERM 33 After Civil War - Indian War & New Immigrants DEFINITION 33 jews, irish, native americans, catholicsnow north knows what living with inferior whites is likesouthern whites return to voting TERM 34 PEACE WITH NORTH AND SOUTH DEFINITION 34 1871-1872south thinks they can force out northterrify blacks from voting in southform vigilante groups - KKattack families at night TERM 35 BOOKER T WASHINGTON DEFINITION 35 slave born in VA, before Civil War 1861, field worked, halfiemoved to west virginianoticed by Ruffners (Like dog), servant, learns heigenemodel for black race