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How did President Johnson’s actions lead to
Congressional Reconstruction? (1-2 sentences.)
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Summarize the major components of
Congressional Reconstruction. (2-3 sentences.)
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Unity through a consolidation of federal power
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Civil Rights for Freedmen
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The “Radical”
President
Radical
Republicanism
Reaction to white
supremacy
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Series of anti-Klan federal laws passed in 1870
and 1871
Banned the use of terror, force, or bribery
Within a year, the KKK was virtually wiped
out.
African Americans in Office 1870–1876
State
State
Legislators
U.S. Senators
U.S.
Congressmen
Alabama
69
0
4
Arkansas
8
0
0
Florida
30
0
1
Georgia
41
0
1
Louisiana
87
0
1*
Mississippi
112
2
1
North
Carolina
30
0
1
South
Carolina
190
0
6
1
0
0
Texas
19
0
0
Virginia
46
0
0
633
2
15
Tennessee
Total
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Civil Rights Act
Troops
New
Governments
Southern
resentment
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Polling Taxes
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Sharecropping
Slaughterhouse
Cases
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New Black Codes
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Black Friday
Credit Mobilier
Whiskey Ring
Republicans
Corrupt!
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Panic of 1873
Economy is now a
larger concern than
equal rights
Republicans Inept!
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As a result, Republican control of the south
ended.
The Solid South
South always voted Democrat because they
resisted integration, voting rights, and the
Radical Republicans.
1. The corruption of
Grant
2. Economic instability
in North (Panic of 1873)
3. Racism in the North
and South
4. Compromise of 1877
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Why did Northerners “grow tired” of
Reconstruction?”
Explain the Compromise of 1877. How did this
“event” lead to the end of Reconstruction?