Pre-Civil War, Civil War and Reconstruction Review Slide 2 Why
was slavery more dominant down South? The north was more
industrialized and the South had plantations. Slavery was needed in
the South to pick cotton on these large plantations. Slide 3 What
is sectionalism? Describe the economies of each section and if they
favor tariffs. Sectionalism is when people were more interested in
the interests of their particular section of the country instead of
the country as a whole. North-industry and manufacturing (favored
tariffs) South-plantations and free labor (slavery)-opposed tariffs
West agriculture Slide 4 As the United States acquired more land,
what was the controversy? Would the new state be a slave state or
free state Slide 5 What are the terms of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri would enter as a slave state Maine entered as a free state
Everything above Missouris southern border would be a free
state(36-30) Slide 6 What are the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
California was a free state Popular soverienty born-(people vote on
slavery in Utah and New Mexico) Fugitive Slave Act- people are
required by law to return any runaway slaves found Slide 7 What are
the terms of the Kansas- Nebraska Act? How did the Act lead to
Bleeding Kansas? Popular Sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska Slaver
and Non-Slavery governments formed in Nebraska and killings
occurred for 10 years. Slide 8 What was the decision and importance
of Scott v. Sandford? Court ruled that Dred Scott was still a slave
and slaves had no rights. They were considered property. Slide 9
List the reasons for secession. What was the immediate cause?
Failed Compromises, Dred Scott Election of Abraham Lincoln Slide 10
A house divided against itself cannot standI do not expect the
Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do
expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing,
or all the other -Abraham Lincoln, 1858 According to the quote,
what is the reason the House is divided? Slavery Issue Slide 11
What was Lincolns primary purpose in fighting the Civil War? To
preserve, or save the Union from breaking apart Slide 12 What are
the plans and advantages for the North and the South during the
Civil War? North- factories to produce goods needed for war,
railroads, people, food, operation anaconda South- wait it out
Slide 13 How was the Federal Government power increased during
Civil War? Suspended Writ of Habeas Corpus, closed telegraph
stations, the draft, federal income tax Slide 14 What are some
political and economic changes as a result of the Civil War? Mank
will do this Slide 15 Define Reconstruction. The period of time
after the Civil War when the South was being put back together.
Slide 16 Define Popular Sovereignty. People would vote over the
issue of slavery directly. Slide 17 Describe the three
Reconstruction plans. Lincoln- be easy on the South and let them
rejoin Union with few consequences for leaving Johnson- Similar to
Lincoln but that they committed treason and could not join the
Federal Government Radical Republicans- wanted to punish the South-
divided South into 5 military sections, states could not join the
Union until suffrage (freedom to vote) was guaranteed to all
African Americans and they were deemed Citizens Slide 18 Andrew
Johnson Impeached for the violation of the tenure of the office act
Slide 19 What political party is in control during the
Reconstruction? Radical Republicans Slide 20 What is the KKK? Group
of whites who terrorized blacks in the South during Reconstruction.
This group is still around today, but they dont use violence Slide
21 Define the13th, 14 th, and 15 th amendments. 13 th - freedom of
African americans (abolished slavery) 14 th - African Americans
receive citizenship 15 th - right to vote for blacks Memory
trickFree Citizens Vote Slide 22 What is the Freedmens Bureau?
Group organized to help feed, cloth, and support newly freed slaves
Slide 23 Define Jim Crowe Laws and Black Codes. Jim Crowe Laws-
stated that separate but equal was legal Black Codes-rules created
at the local level to suppress the rights of the freedmen Slide 24
Define sharecropping and tenant farming. Sharecropping- a farmer
(usually freed slave) will raise crops on a piece of land owned by
someone else, and in return the farmer will get some of the money
made from that crop. Tenant farming- a person who farms land owned
by someone else and will pay rent for the land Slide 25 Define and
what is the purpose of poll tax, literacy test, and grandfather
clause. Poll tax- African Americans had to a pay a tax if they
wanted to vote Literacy test-African Americans had to take a
reading test if they wanted to vote. Grandfather clause-a man can
vote if their granfather voted. The purpose was to get around the
rights of African Americans to vote through the passage of the 15
th amendment Slide 26 What was the decision of Plessey v. Ferguson?
Says Jim Crowe Laws are constitutional and that separate facilities
for black and whites are fine, as long as they are equal Slide 27
How do Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois want to achieve
equality for African Americans? Washington- Vocational Training
DuBois- College Both men wanted blacks to have more rights, but
they wanted to achieve these rights using different methods. Slide
28 What Act marked the end of Reconstruction? What are the terms of
the Act? Compromise of 1877 No more military Reconstruction
Southerner added to Presidents Cabinet Fix the South Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes is Presdident
