US History

What was the Reconstruction Plan?

Punish the south to stay loyal

What is the main way that these new freely slaves are going to survive?

farm

What were the 4 reconstruction plans?

Congress/Military, Lincolns Plan, Andrew Johnson’s Plan, Wade-Davis Bill

What was the Congress/ Military Plan?

\-abolish confederate governments, divide the south into five military districts, no slavery, yes to civil liberties: have the military there to enforce that, formed the freeman bureau

What was Lincolns Plan?

\-easy on the south, 10% loyalty oath, pardoned everybody, slavery illegal

what was Andrew Johnson’s Plan?

* secession illegal, take the loyalty pledge to get your pardon, no civil liberties for African Americans, no slavery, pay debts

What was Wade-Davis Bill?

* Radical Republicans, 50% loyalty pledge, wants to protect civil liberties for forced slaves: the right to vote, Lincoln does not like this plan because he is afraid it’s going to drag out the war

what were the 3 groups of people who were fighting control over the south?

democrats, scalawags, carpetbagger

scalawags

southerners who joined the republicans

carpetbagger

northerners who went south to help with Reconstruction

Sharecropper

use plantation owners land, grow their own crops and land owners, land owners sells the crops

Who were the ex-confederates?

democrats

Why did Grant not want to be president during Reconstruction era?

He was not intrested. The job did not go well.

During Reconstruction… what groups did they form to go against it, and gain power?

KKK and other terrorist groups

What was the goal for Reconstruction?

Some believed they needed to improve or rebuild the south.

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Who took over the north?

Hayes, he created a deal

Why does the government want people to move out west?

To get away from impression/violence, they can farm, the more settlers the better off they are when there is fights.

How does the US get people to move out west?

They give them land for free. The Homestead act.

What is a soddie?

A house made from sod. They would use dirt and make them out of of a side of a hill.

What is a farmers alliance?

Starts off as a social club. Then into a political movement. Then into an idea of politics were we are the people’s voice. Called Populism. A political philosophy were you represent the common people: **populist party.**

What is a transcontinental railroad?

Goes across the whole continent. The industry grew bigger and bigger. Labor intensive. Hard work.

What is the gold standard?

Our money is backed up by the gold. They want to get off the gold standard so people can pay their bills.

Who built many of the railroads?

Immigrants

What is the interstate commerce act?

They get to set the rules. Make sure they are not taking advantage of people. Sort of works. Many railroads grow still.

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Buying out all competition at same level is called?

horizontal Integration

Buying companies you depend on is called?

Vertical Integration

What president offers the Americans a Square Deal?

Teddy Roosevelt

What is the Square Deal?

Breaks up the monopolies, Sherman act, and conservation.