Reconstruction (A): The Crisis of 1877 - Case Method Project Draft

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What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?

To restore full civilian control in former rebel states

To impose military supervision on former rebel states

To win control of all former rebel states

To recognize former slaves as citizens with equal rights (correct)

What was the Democrats' declared goal in the post-war South?

To support the Republican governments in the Southern states

To restore civilian control in the Southern states

To establish equal rights for former slaves

To 'redeem' the South from 'negro rule' (correct)

What did the 'Redeemer' governments control in the Southern states?

State capitol buildings guarded by U.S. soldiers

Republican governments in Louisiana and South Carolina

Former slaves' voting rights

Everything else backed by white militia groups (correct)

What was the Republican government's status in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?

They controlled little more than the state capitol buildings (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?

War (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?

It aimed to negotiate the fate of Republican Reconstruction policy. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the popular vote margin in favor of Governor Samuel Tilden over Governor Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 election?

51% to 48% (B) Signup and view all the answers

What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?

South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?

Fate of Republican Reconstruction policy and black civil rights (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?

185-184 (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?

It aimed to negotiate the outcome of a bitterly contested presidential election. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?

The fate of Republican Reconstruction policy and black civil and political rights in the South. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?

They predicted a bloody Civil War between the Northern and Southern states. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?

To safeguard black civil and political rights in the South. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?

South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?

$185-184$ (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the Republican Congress's primary goal in enacting the reconstruction plan in 1867?

To ensure that former slaves were recognized as citizens with equal rights (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the declared goal of the Democrats in the post-war South?

To redeem the South from 'negro rule' (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which party controlled the state governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?

Redeemer (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary method used by Southern Republicans to maintain control in the former rebel states?

Deployment of U.S. soldiers (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Republicans aim to force white Southerners to recognize in the former rebel states?

Equal rights for former slaves (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Tilden-Hayes election in November 1876?

'Redeemers' taking control of Florida, with disputed returns in South Carolina and Louisiana (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the status of Republican governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?

'Redeemer' and Republican control (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Tilden-Hayes election in 1876?

'Redeemers' taking control of Florida and both disputed returns in South Carolina and Louisiana (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main form of opposition faced by Southern Republicans after gaining control of former rebel states?

Constant, violent white opposition (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the predicted consequence if Tilden were not elected in 1876?

'War' (A) Signup and view all the answers

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What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?

What was the Democrats' declared goal in the post-war South?

What did the 'Redeemer' governments control in the Southern states?

What was the Republican government's status in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?

What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?

What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?

What was the popular vote margin in favor of Governor Samuel Tilden over Governor Rutherford B. Hayes in the 1876 election?

What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?

What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?

What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?

What was the significance of the meeting at the Wormley House in 1877?

What was at stake in the outcome of the 1876 election?

What did some outraged Democrats predict if Tilden were not elected?

What was the Republican Congress's aim with the reconstruction plan?

What were the three Southern states that both parties claimed to have won in the 1876 election?

What was the majority in the Electoral College for the Republican candidate if he had carried all three Southern states in 1876?

What was the Republican Congress's primary goal in enacting the reconstruction plan in 1867?

What was the declared goal of the Democrats in the post-war South?

Which party controlled the state governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?

What was the primary method used by Southern Republicans to maintain control in the former rebel states?

What did Republicans aim to force white Southerners to recognize in the former rebel states?

What was the outcome of the Tilden-Hayes election in November 1876?

What was the status of Republican governments in Louisiana and South Carolina by early 1877?

What was the significance of the Tilden-Hayes election in 1876?

What was the main form of opposition faced by Southern Republicans after gaining control of former rebel states?

What was the predicted consequence if Tilden were not elected in 1876?

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