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HIUS 222 Study Set For Midterm examquestion with complete solutions 2024
Reconstruction j- jANSWER✓✓-- jNot jonly jphysically jrebuilding jthe jSouth's
jinfrastructure jin jthe jwake jof jthe jCivil jWar
- jAttempt jby jcongress jto jremake jthe jPost jwar jSouth jimage jsocially, jpolitically,
jand jeconomically.
- jHinged jupon jthe jrestoration jof jthe jSouthern jStates jto jthe junion jand jthe jstatus
jto jthe jfreedmen j(emancipated jslaves)
- jLasted jfrom j1865 jto j1877
Context jfor jReconstruction j- jANSWER✓✓-- jBetween j1861 jand j1865, jthe jU.S. jwas
jin ja jbloody jcivil jwar
- jThe jCivil jWar jbegan jafter jthe jSouthern jstates jseceded jfrom jthe jUnion jfollowing
jthe jelection jof jthe jRepublican jAbraham jLincoln, jto jthe jpresidency jof j1860
- jThey jseceded jbecause jthey jwanted jto jpreserve jthe jinstitution jof jslavery jand
jfelt jthat jLincoln's janti-slavery jposition jof jresisting jthe jinstitution's jspread
jwestward jinto jnew jstates, jthreated jit's jexistence.
- jSlavery jwas jthe jmain jissue jthat jpushed jstate jafter jstate jinto jsuccession jit jalso
jwas jthe jmain jreason jwhy jthe jCivil jWar jhappened
The jCivil jWar jTransformed jAmerica j- jANSWER✓✓-- jIn j1862 jPresident jLincoln
jannounced jthe jEmancipation jProclamation j
- j1865
- jIn j1865, jthe jSouthern jConfederacy jsurrendered, jsecession jwas jdefeated, jand
jthe jNorth jemerged jtriumphant
Rationale jfor jReconstruction j- jANSWER✓✓-- jThe jCivil jWar jcame jwith ja jhigh
jcost- jover j630,000 jAmericans jkilled
- jWhat jshould jhappen jto jthose jseceded jstates jthat jshredded jtheir jstate
jconstitutions jin j1860-61?
- jDo jthey jsimply jreturn jas jfully jrestored jstates jor jshould jthey jhave jto jgo
jthrough jsome jsort jof jnew jstatehood jprocess?
- jCivil jWar: jWar jof jRebellion
- jWhat jabout jthe jfreedman?
- jCould jthere jbe ja jbalance jbetween jreunion, jequality, jhealing, jand jjustice?
Gettysburg jAddress j- jANSWER✓✓-- jOffered jan jearly jexplanation jof jthe jwar jin
jNov j1863
- jArgued jthat jthe jU.S. jwas jan jidea jgrounded jin jthe j"proposition jthat jall jmen jare
jcreated jequal"
- jThe jcontradictions jof jthat jcreed jnearly jkilled jthe jidea, jnew jbirth jof jfreedom
, - jThe jwas jwas jabout ja j"rebirth jof jfreedom"
- jAs jearly jas j1863, jhe jestablished ja jplan jfor jreconstruction jthat jinvolved ja
jcertain jpercentage jof ja jstate's jpopulation jtaking jloyalty joaths.
- jApril j1865 jPresident jLincoln jwas jshot jand jkilled
Andrew jJohnson j- jANSWER✓✓-Democrat jfrom jTennessee jwho jremained jloyal jto
jthe jUnion jduring jthe jCivil jWar
Selected jto jrun jwith jthe jRepublican jAbraham jLincoln jon ja junity jticket j(separate
jpolitical jparties jthat jrun jtogether jon jthe jsame jballot) jin j1864
Inherited jpost-war, jReconstruction jconcerns jfollowing jLincoln's jassassinations
His jbelief jin jwhite jsupremacy jand jhis jpersonal jracism jconflicted jwith
jmainstream jand jRadical jRepublican jthought
Encouraged jthe jSouth jto jbelieve jthat jit jcould jescape jthe jconsequences jof jthe
jCivil jWar
Made jthe jtask jof jReconstruction jdivisive jand jbitter
May j1865, jarticulated ja jmild j"Restoration" jpolicy jthat jprovided jswift jamnesty jfor
jmost jwhite jSoutherners
Called jfor jratification jof jthe j13th jAmendment jand jrepudiation jof jordinances jof
jsecession
Ignored jblack jsuffrage jand jopposed jrenewal jof jthe jFreedmen's jBureau
Freedman's jBureau j- jANSWER✓✓-Agency jfounded jin jMarch j1865
Assisted jformer jslaves jand jtheir jfamilies
Taught jreading jand jwriting
Legal jadvocates
President jJohnson j- jANSWER✓✓-Criticized jthe jwhite jsouth jas jwell jas jopposed
jthe jFreedmen's jBureau
Rationale jfor jReconstruction j- jANSWER✓✓-Congressional jconcern jover
jPresident jJohnson's j"Restoration jPlan"
Areas jof jCongressional jConcern j- jANSWER✓✓-Southern jlegislatures jresisted jthe
j13th jAmendment, jwhich jabolished jslavery
Black jcodes- jLaws jpassed jby jSouthern jlegislatures jthat jlimited jthe jcivil jand
jeconomic jrights jof jformer jslaves. jMany jof jthese jcodes jsought jthe jreturn jof
jslavery jin jall jbut jname.
Southern jlegislatures jrefused jto jconsider jsuffrage jfor jblack jmales
Wave jof jviolence jin jthe jSouth jagainst jblacks
The jelection jof jAlexander jStephens jto jthe jU.S. jSenate jin jthe jfall jof j1865. jVice
jPresident jof jthe jConfederacy, j1861-1865
"Radical jReconstruction" jand jthe jWork jof jCongress, j1866-1870 j- jANSWER✓✓-
The j14th jAmendment: jPassed jby jCongress jin j1866, jit jdeclared jthat jall jpersons
jborn jor jnaturalized jin jthe jUnited jStates jwere jcitizens jof jthe jUnited jStates jand jof
jthe jstate jof jtheir jresidence.
Born jin jthe jU.S. jyou jare ja jcitizen; jyou jhave jrights, jno jone jcan jdeny jyou jof jLife
jLiberty jand jproperty junless jof jdue jprocess
President jAndrew jJohnson j1865-1869 j- jANSWER✓✓-Opposed jthe j14th
jAmendment
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