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Reconstruction Era of the United States

New South Notes

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2/10/15 12:05 PM Economic Diversification Cotton was the ruler of the South before the Civil war After the civil war many leaders in the South believed that the reliance on one crop made them weak. Henry W. Grady He was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution He had an optimistic view of the New South?s potential Saw an agricultural society based around the growth of many crops People turned to tobacco. A new ay of curing tobacco was discovered Rice and can sugar were grown in Louisiana Seaman A. Knapp showed farmers what to grow Cotton was still a major crop, and even more of it was produced after the Civil War Saw the importance of moving toward industrialization Railroads were being built all over the country, this helped the agriculture industry

Reconstruction Questions

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Jenny Zhi 1st Hour 12/4/14 RECONSTRUCTION What were conditions like in the South after the Civil War? All infrastructure was destroyed, including buildings, roads, and bridges. What was President Lincoln?s premise about the South in relation to the rest of the country? He believed that the south had never seceded, and had always been a part of the Union, so it shouldn?t be punished. State all the specifics of Lincoln?s Plan of Reconstruction. Once ten percent of the people in a southern state took the oath of allegiance to the Union and created a government abolishing slavery, Lincoln would recognize that government. What was the Wade-Davis Bill? What was Lincoln?s reaction?

Chapter 22 Test

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Chapter 22 Mark the one best answer for each of the following questions. 27. The fate of the Confederate leaders after 1865 was that a. most were jailed for an extended period of time. b. several were executed for treason. c. all were eventually pardoned. d. none was ever allowed to hold political office again. e. several went into exile in Brazil. 28. In the postwar South a. the economy was utterly devastated. b. the emancipation of slaves had surprisingly little economic consequence. c. the much-feared inflation never materialized. d. industry and transportation were damaged, but Southern agriculture continued to flourish. e. poorer whites benefited from the end of plantation slavery. 29. At the end of the Civil War, many white Southerners

souths reaction to reconstruction

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How did the South react to Reconstruction (1865 ? 1877) and what was the plan to reconstruct the South (political, economic, and social)?

Lincolns second Inaugural

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The Second Inaugural Address of Lincoln Saturday, March 4, 1865 President Lincoln?s purpose for delivering the Second Inaugural address ? this formal ceremony marks the beginning of his second term presidency. President Lincoln had two major items in his agenda. One, the slavery (Emancipation Proclamation - Thirteenth Amendment) as a central issue of the Civil War (He viewed the Civil War as a punishment from God for the national exploitation of colored slaves); and he also kept in mind the Nation and possible reunification and reconciliation between the North and the South (Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction).

Reason for Lincolns Inaugural

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The Second Inaugural Address of Lincoln Saturday, March 4, 1865 President Lincoln?s purpose for delivering the Second Inaugural address ? this formal ceremony marks the beginning of his second term presidency. President Lincoln had two major items in his agenda. One, the slavery (Emancipation Proclamation - Thirteenth Amendment) as a central issue of the Civil War (He viewed the Civil War as a punishment from God for the national exploitation of colored slaves); and he also kept in mind the Nation and possible reunification and reconciliation between the North and the South (Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction).

Reconstruction notes

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Reconstruction Chapter 15 Reconstruction both a time period & a process between 1865 and 1877 (from the end of the Civil War until the end of military reconstruction when the Union army withdrew from the South) the process was more complicated & complex: readmitting the Southern states, physically reconstructing & rebuilding Southern towns, cities, & property that had been destroyed during the war, and integrating newly freed blacks into U.S. society the goals & the questions: Lincoln spoke of the need to ?bind up the nation?s wounds? Slavery was finished but what system of labor should replace plantation slavery? What rights should the freedmen be accorded beyond emancipation? On what terms should rebellious states be restored to the Union?

american pagent ch 20-22 vocab

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Diana Chetnik 12-14-13 Vocab APUSH Chapter 21 Abraham Lincoln- Became president on March 4th, 1861, and seven states left the Union. In his inaugural address he stated that secession was impractical. Fort Sumter- On April 12th, 1861 South Carolina attacked Fort Sumter and started the Civil War. Lincoln called for 75,000 soldiers. ?Mountain White?- nickname given to West Virginia Border states ? States of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia that could potentially secede. Contained a white population more than half of the Confederacy and could have almost doubled the manufacturing capacity of the South and increase the number of mules and horses by half.

Chapter 20 outline out of many

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Nancy Brancati October 3, 2012 Chapter 20: Commonwealth and Empire American Communities Edward Bellamy?s Looking Backward (1888) tells the story of a perfect world in the year 2000 Community and cooperation, everyone shared the wealth and resources Bellamy?s fans formed the Nationalist movement Point Loma, California, 1897, was one of most successful societies created like in the novel Populism was created through the renewal of old values of community through farm and labor orgs Social Gospel ? middle class people sponsored and donated money to charities People that opposed Bellamy wanted a more expansive America with more room for profit

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