Test on Reconstruction Tuesday

Know the following people and terms:

Charles Sumner

William Seward

Thaddeus Stevens

Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction

Black Codes

John Crow Laws

Tenure of Office Act.

Fifteenth Amendment

Scandals of the Grant administration

“Plessy v. Ferguson.”

Sharecropping

Wade-Davis bill

Andrew Johnson

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Joint Committee of Fifteen

Boss Tweed

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Monday Essay DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD

Essay
1. Besides punishing the South and protecting African-Americans, what other considerations might have motivated the Radical Republicans in their Reconstruction efforts?

2. After the Reconstruction period, the Fourteenth Amendment became crucial to the development of American business. Explain what role this Civil War amendment might have played in the growth of corporate America.

3. What might be the reasons that Southern whites were able to reestablish racial supremacy in the years during and after Reconstruction?

You may use the book in class and the Internet. Write out your answers on a piece of paper and turn them into the substitute teacher. Also you need to turn in your rough draft to the sub.

Essays on the Civil War

Compare the points of view and advantages of the North and the South in the Civil War.

Compare Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant as men and as military leaders.

Lincoln and Davis had to make many of the same kinds of decisions during the Civil War. For instance, each had to choose capable leaders. What other decisions did both men face? Evaluate the overall effectiveness of each leader

Discuss Abraham Lincoln’s position on the emancipation of slaves at the beginning of the Civil War and again in 1863.

The Current State of Education

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test Tuesday nov 8

Chapter 12 Essay Quiz

Essay

1. How did the framers of the Compromise of 1850 attempt to settle the slavery issue? Explain the most important provisions of the Compromise and the effect those provisions had on the North and the South.

2. Based on what you have learned in the chapter, explain how the Kansas-Nebraska Act contributed to the growing split between the North and the South.

3. Describe the events in May 1856 that further inflamed the slavery issue.

4. Knowing what you do about the Dred Scott decision, explain how it widened the gap between the North and the South.

5. In your opinion, should the Dred Scott decision be considered one of the major Supreme Court decisions in history? Give specifics to support your argument.

6. How did Lincoln manage to become President when he received only 39 percent of the popular vote?