The American Civil War, RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Bambi101Created on: 19-03-18 19:57 What terms had Reconstruction Act laid down for ex Accept the 14th Amenment- equality before the law. Black votes in state elections. 1 of 6 Who made up the Republican Coalition in the South? Blacks Carpetbaggers Scalawags 2 of 6 What were blacks in the Republican Coalition like? Representatives at state and federal level. South Carolina, 100/123 Black people. By 1877, US Congress, 2 Senators, 13 Congressmen all black people. Hiram Revels. First Black man in Congress. Replaces Jefferson Davis. Black people campaign for civil rights. Blanche Bruce. Born a slave and becomes a plantationer and senator for Mississippi. Pinkey Pinchback. 1st ever black governor, 6 weeks. 3 of 6 Who were Carpetbaggers? Economically exploit the South. General saying was 'Fatten our misfortunes'. Carl Schurz, German American General in Civil War, Union, Missouri Senator. Adelburt Ames. Little Round Top. 'Mission with a large M'. Governer of Mississppi. 4 of 6 Who were Scalawags? White Southerners who supported Republicans. Traitors to South, called 'White Negroes'. Diverse group. James L Alcorn. Thomas Settle- North Corlaina Joseph Brown- ex-Governor of Georgia. Edward Degner- German immigrant. Grocer. James Longstreet- only one to support Republican party, hated after civil war. Confed. 5 of 6 How corrupt was the Republican state governments i Many Republican politicians used power of patronage to beneift both themselves and supporters. Bribery was common- patronage. Southern debts multiplied, taxes increased. Freedmen's Bureau- Republican sponsered Federal Intervention. Dependency culture. 6 of 6
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