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What was the Wade Davis Bill?
What was the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
A law created by Radical Republicans that established harsher requirements for Confederate states and divided them into military districts.
What did the Fourteenth Amendment do?
Made all persons born or naturalized in the United States citizens.
What is the Tenure of Office Act?
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Who was Nathan Bedford Forrest?
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What was the Credit Mobilier Scandal?
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Who was Samuel Tilden?
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What are sharecroppers?
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What did the Fifteenth Amendment accomplish?
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Study Notes
Wade Davis Bill
- Proposed in 1864 as a Reconstruction plan.
- Denied voting and office-holding rights to former Confederates.
- President Lincoln deemed the bill too harsh and refused to sign it.
Reconstruction Act of 1867
- Created by Radical Republicans to enforce Reconstruction.
- Initially vetoed by President Johnson but overridden by Congress.
- Imposed stricter requirements on Southern states post-Civil War.
- Divided Southern states into military districts for oversight.
- Mandated states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment for readmission.
Fourteenth Amendment
- Ratified to grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
- Aimed to provide equal protection under the law to citizens.
Tenure of Office Act
- Required Senate approval for the president to dismiss cabinet members.
- Intended to restrict presidential power concerning cabinet changes.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
- Notable as the leader of the first Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
- Played a significant role in the post-Civil War white supremacy movement.
Credit Mobilier Scandal
- A corrupt scheme involving a construction company for the Union Pacific Railroad.
- Offered stock shares to some congressmen in exchange for political favors.
- Highlighted the intersection of business and politics during Reconstruction.
Samuel Tilden
- Democratic presidential candidate in the contentious 1876 election.
- Won the popular vote but fell one electoral vote short.
- Led to a compromise where Republican Rutherford B. Hayes became president contingent on withdrawing troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.
Sharecroppers
- Individuals who rent land from landowners for agricultural production.
- Received a share of the harvested crop as payment for their labor.
- Often trapped in a cycle of debt and poverty.
Fifteenth Amendment
- Passed in 1870 to grant African American men the right to vote.
- Aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting practices.
Tenant Farming
- A farming system where individuals rent land from a landowner to cultivate it.
- Different from sharecropping as it generally involves renting land without sharing the crop yield.
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Explore key concepts related to the Wade Davis Bill and the Reconstruction Act of 1867. This quiz highlights the political climate and legislative actions during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War. Test your knowledge and deepen your understanding of this critical period in American history.
