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chapter 16
the reconstrution
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7th Grade
03/03/2008

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What were the main problems during Reconstruction?

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the radical republicans took charge

there were new requirments for statehood

southerners opposed it

licoln was assasinated

 

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What proclamation did General Granger issue on June 19,1865

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that all enslaved Texans were free
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What were the requirements for Texas to enter statehood?

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adoption of a new state constitution that gave african american men the right to vote and hold office

had to ratify the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment

had to repeal the black codes

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What did most Confederates feel about the Radical Republicans plan for Reconstruction?

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they tried to please them by replacing local leaders who were considered oppontents of reconstruction
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What was the purpose of President Grant’s proclamation on March 30, 1870?

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that reconstrution in texas was ended
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What was President Johnson’s situation after he was impeached

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he lost most of his influence because the house of reprensentitives tried to bring charges of misconduct
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What was the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863?

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it freed slaves in the confederate states
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What was significant about the delegates who wrote the Texas Constitution of 1866?

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they supported the cofederacy and nine had served in the secession convention of 1861 the others served in the confederate army
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Who did Richard Coke’s platform appeal too?

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many of the white settlers and immigrants, buisness men who wanted to see railroads and industry expand
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What were the good project’s that Governor Davis undertook

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he claimed that he olnly used the state police to keep law and order and he argued that there was a need to protect the freedmens and fight crime and lawlessness
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Who were the African Americans most likely to vote for?

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coke

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Who was the military commander of Texas and Louisana during Reconstruction

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general sheridan

 

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Who was appointed Governor in Texas in 1867

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coke

 

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Who was impeached during Reconstruction?

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president johnson

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What did General Orders, No. 3 declare

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that the slaves were free and they have equal rights as their former masters
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reconstruction
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the period of rebuildeing after the civil war in 1865. Tto bring southern states back into the union and it ended for texas januarary 17 1874
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freedmen
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free former slaves
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ratify
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to approve
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nullify
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to cancel
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amendment
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a  change to the constitution
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black codes
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laws limiting the rights of african americans
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radical republicans
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republican who believed that congress should direct reconstruction
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impeach
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bring charges against
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scalawags
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withe southerner who supported reconstruction after the civil war
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carpetbagger
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northerner in the south working for a reconstruction goverment
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compulsory
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required
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