Chapter 11 Reconstruction

• list 3 things that created political disagreements in La?

  • federal occupation, end of slavery, fate of freed people

• who did the US buy Alaska from

  • russia

• in what year did this happen and how much per acre did we pay

  • 1867, 2 cents per acre

• in 1876, mark twain wrote what book

  • adventures of tom sawyer

• what person first planted seeds on avery island

  • edmund mclhenry

• in what year was the tabasco sauce first sold to the public

  • 1868

• In what year was the first national baseball league formed

  • 1876

• in 1875, what famous horse racing event took place in churchill downs

  • kentucky derby

Section 1

• what was the name given to the time period between the Civil War and 1877

  • reconstruction

• what did this time period describe

  • reconstructing the nation

• who were the freedmen

  • freed slaves

• what did the 13th amendment do

  • ended slavery

• what did the 14th amendment do

  • gave citizenship to former slaves and due process of law

• what did the 15th amendment do

  • gave all men the right to vote

• describe in detail what Lincoln’s ten percent plan was

  • once 10% men voted in 1860 the election and swore a loyalty oath, the state would form a government

• how did the members of the US congress feel about the south

  • they should be punished for seceding

• because of their views what was the given to these members of congress

  • radical republicans

• in 1864, who became the union held la governor

  • michael hahn

• list 1 good and bad thing the la constitution of 1864 did

  • acknowledged the end of slavery, but no vote to former slaves/ free men of color

• who became president once lincoln was killed

  • andrew johnson

• define impeachment

  • being kicked out of office for wrongdoing

• was president johnson impeached and forced out of office

  • no he avoided it with a one-man vote

• name two things the freedmen’s bureau did

  • emergency relief to poor southerners, and schools for former slaves

• what were the black codes

  • laws that put restrictions on freed people

• what were the former slaves forced to do in order to be able to work

  • sign a contract promising to work for a single employer for a year

• in what year was there a riot at the mechanic’s institute

  • 1866

• what two groups were at odds when this riot took place

  • former confederates and former slaves

• about how many people died that day in new orleans

  • 37

Section 2

• what was another name for the reconstruction acts

  • Military Reconstruction

• what did the reconstruction acts do

  • la must ratify the 14th amendment and allow former slaves to vote

• what happened to those people who supported the confederacy

  • lost the right to vote

• list 3 things the 1868 la constitution did

  • extended civil rights to former slaves, gave voting rights to all black males, did away with only property

• it also disfranchised what group of people

  • former confederates

• what does disfranchised mean

  • take away a vote

• in the 1868 elections, what political group took control of the state government

  • republicans/ former slaves

• who became governor of la in 1868

  • henry clay warmoth

• define carpetbaggers

  • an insult to northerners that arrived with only a small suitcase in hand

• who was the first african american to serve in a state wide office

  • oscar j. dunn

• who was the youngest governor ever elected in la

  • henry clay warmoth

• define scalawag

  • southern insult for those who supported the former slaves/ union soldiers

• what was unacceptable to the disfranchised former confederates

  • having the state run by blacks or union soldiers

• what was the name of the violent group that formed in st. mary parish in 1868

  • Knights of the White Camellia

• about how many african americans were killed prior to the 1868 presidential election by violent groups

  • 300

• what was the purpose of the returning board

  • they had the power to determine whether the election outcomes were legitimate and the product of fraud or intimidation

• who would become the first african american governor in the US

  • P.B.S Pinchback

• In December of 1872, what La governor was impeached and kicked out of office

  • governor warmoth

• In 1874, what new paramilitary group formed

  • White League

• what was this group committed to doing

  • restoring the state to White Democratic rule

• How did the unification movement propose sharing power in La

  • democratic and republican and black and white power would be divided

Section 3

• name the 3 states where the 1877 presidential election winner was debated

  • louisiana, florida, south carolina

• who did the US Supreme Court decide as the presidential winner

  • Rutherford B. Hayes

• What was this person’s party affiliation

  • republican

• what was 1 promise this president made when he went into office

  • remove all remaining federal troops from the South

• because of this promise, what group now became in control of la politics

  • Democrats

• Once this group came into power, what did they call themselves and why

  • Redeemers because they were saving

• in 1877, who became La’s governor

  • Francis T. Nicholls

• what university in la is named after him and in what city

  • Nicholls State University in Thibideaux

• what did the 1879 constructional convention do to this governor’s term in office

  • ended his term 1 year early