Reconstruc*on: Day 3 12/10/2014 p.727-­‐739 APUSH Mr. Jackson Timeline •
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1866: Forma*on of the Ku Klux Klan in the South November, 1868: Ulysses S. Grant is elected POTUS #18 1869-­‐1870: Passing and ra*fica*on of the 15th Amendment 1870-­‐1871: Congress passes Enforcement Acts (including Ku Klux Klan Act) 1872: Credit Mobilier scandal; Grant wins second term 1873: Financial panic hits and depression sets in 1874: Democrats win control over the Senate in the midterm Congressional elec*ons 1876-­‐77: Presiden*al elec*on outcome leads to Compromise of 1877 à Hayes becomes POTUS #19, South earns “Home Rule” 1877: Reconstruc*on era has ended Focus Ques*ons •  What were the main issues in na*onal poli*cs in the 1870s? •  Why did Reconstruc*on end in 1877? •  Was Reconstruc*on a successful experiment or a complete failure? Key Terms / IDs •
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President Ulysses S. Grant Credit Mobilier scandal Ku Klux Klan Enforcement Acts of 1870-­‐1871 Liberal Republicans Panic of 1873 Rutherford B. Hayes Compromise of 1877 “Home Rule” Primary Sources •  “Editor E.L Godkin Grieves” (1871) •  “Frederick Douglass Complains” (1882) •  “Booker T. Washington Reflect” (1901) [Excerpt from “Up From Slavery” by Booker T. Washington] 1868 Presidential Election
Grant Administration Scandals
«  Grant presided over an era of
unprecedented
growth and
corruption.
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Credit Mobilier
Scandal.
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Whiskey Ring.
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The “Indian
Ring.”
1872 Presidential Election
Popular Vote for President: 1872
The Panic of 1873
« It raises “the money
question.”
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debtors seek
inflationary
monetary policy by
continuing circulation
of greenbacks.
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creditors, intellectuals
support hard money.
« 1875 à Specie
Redemption Act.
« 1876 à Greenback Party formed & makes gains in
congressional races à The “Crime of ’73’!
Northern Support Wanes
«  “Grantism” & corruption.
«  Panic of 1873 [6-year
depression].
«  Concern over westward
expansion and Indian wars.
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should the government
retire $432m worth of
“greenbacks” issued during the Civil War.
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should war bonds be paid back in specie or
greenbacks.
1876 Presidential Election
The Political Crisis of 1877
«  “Corrupt Bargain”
Part II?
Hayes Prevails