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Morgan Report Answer- The Morgan report said the opposite: US forces exonerated
of culpability, minister Stevens
exonerated, and Queen Liliʻuokalani
identified as solely responsible for overthrow. (Morgan was a segregationist and
Grand Dragon of the KKK who wanted to relocate Blacks to Hawaii and the other
Pacific Islands
Reconstruction Answer- The period after the civil war in which the states formerly
part of the Confederacy were brought back into the U.S. The south was divided into
military districts.
martial law Answer- type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens' rights
are suspended
Radical Republicans Answer- These were a small group of people in 1865 who
supported black suffrage. They were led by Senator Charles Sumner and
Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. They supported the abolition of slavery and a
demanding reconstruction policy during the war and after.
Wade-Davis Bill Answer- an 1864 plan for Reconstruction that denied the right to
vote or hold office for anyone who had fought for the Confederacy...Lincoln refused
to sign this bill thinking it was too harsh.
Black codes Answer- Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed
by southern states following the Civil War
Freedmen's Bureau Answer- a U.S. federal government agency that aided
distressed freedmen (freed slaves) during the Reconstruction era of the United
States
share cropper Answer- People who rented and farmed a plot of land; owners
provided seed, fertilizer, and tools in return for a share of the crop at harvest time
Compromise of 1877 Answer- Deal that settled the 1876 presidential election
contest between Rutherford Hayes (Rep) & Samuel Tilden (Dem.); Hayes was
awarded presidency in exchange for the permanent removal of fed. troops from the
South--> ended Reconstruction
, Plessy v. Ferguson Answer- a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state
ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education Answer- It is a landmark case, in
that it sanctioned de jure (by right) segregation of races in American schools.
Jim Crow Laws Answer- Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from
whites
Progressivism Answer- movement that responded to the pressures of
industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms
13th Amendment (1865) Answer- abolished slavery
14th Amendment Answer- Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens
and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment (1870) Answer- U.S. cannot prevent a person from voting because
of race, color, or creed
16th Amendment Answer- Allows the federal government to collect income tax
17th Amendment Answer- Established the direct election of senators (instead of
being chosen by state legislatures)
19th Amendment/Women's Suffrage Answer- Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
(1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
The Gilded Age Answer- A name for the late 1800s, coined by Mark Twain to
describe the tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age and the
ostentatious lifestyles it allowed the very rich. The great industrial success of the
U.S. and the fabulous lifestyles of the wealthy hid the many social problems of the
time, including a high poverty rate, a high crime rate, and corruption in the
government.
National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) Answer- militant suffragist
organization founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Mukrakers Answer- Journalists who specialized in uncovering corruption and
scandal
The Progressives Answer- A group of reformers who worked to solve problems
caused by the rapid industrial urban growth of the late 1800s.
Twin Evils Answer- mega-rich and mega-poor
rich: too indifferent to social problems and too exploitive
poor: too vice-driven and too often possessed socialist leanings
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