What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do to help former slaves?
To help former slaves get their basic needs like food and shelter.
What was sharecropping? How was it good for families?
A sharecropping family was one who lived on someone else’s land, took care of their fields, and received a share of the crop in return. It was good for the family because they could all work locally together and have some control over their lives past their responsibilities.
What was the term given to laws passed to limit the rights of blacks?
They were called black codes.
Describe the kind of people elected from the former Confederate states in 1865 to serve in Congress.
They were members of the old confederate leadership, from its president to generals.
What was the response of Congress?
They enacted their right to deny the credentials of those applying for the elected office, and refused the ex-confederates, showing their personal control over the reconstruction.
What body was formed by Congress to develop a plan for Reconstruction?
Congress created the Joint Committee on Reconstruction.
How did the Fourteenth Amendment protect the rights of blacks?
It stopped states from limiting anyone’s rights, even former slaves. This protected the rights of the slaves to vote, live, work, and take part in politics.
How were the former Confederate states organized in the Military Reconstruction Act?
They were divided into five military regions, which were each overseen by a military governor and their troops to protect the former slaves and their rights.
Who were carpetbaggers?
Carpetbaggers were northerners who traveled south after the war supposedly to go along with those in power to obtain easier positions.
Who were scalawags?
Scalawags were those who were from the south but cooperated with the north, supposedly ‘betraying’ the south.
To what position did Abraham Lincoln appoint Johnson in 1862?
Military governor of Tennessee.
What did the Command of the Army Act require?
It said that all orders from the president for the military had to first go through the General of the Army in D.C.
What did the Tenure of Office Act forbid?
It forbade the president to remove anyone from the Senate who the Senate had elected.
What was the vote on impeachment?
They did not have enough majority votes to finally impeach him.
What was the result of impeachment on Johnson and on Congress?
Johnson’s political reputation was ruined, and he would not be chosen to run for either party. The Republicans also lost favor because of their harsh attack. What happened ensured that the president wouldn’t face an impeachment trial over disagreements with Congress.
How did Congress change tariffs during the Civil War?
They raised tariffs on imported goods, which helped out American sellers.
What was Jefferson Davis’ legal status after the war?
He was charged with treason but presidentially pardoned.
What did the Homestead Act allow?
It allowed people to obtain land in the west simply by living or cultivating it for five years. They could receive 160 acres.
What institutions did the Morrill Land Grant Act authorize?
It gave states amounts of land relative to their number of senators and congressmen, which the states could sell or rent to pay to establish colleges for the studies of agricultural and mechanical arts.
Describe U.S. monetary policy before 1863.
It was disorganized, with a weak currency system and uncertain banking.
How important is prayer to Nehemiah and the story in the book of Nehemiah?
Upon seeing the struggle of the Jews, Nehemiah’s first step was to pray. He prayed for the suffering of the people and for the forgiveness of their sins.
How did opponents try to discourage or stop the work?
They ridiculed the work of the Jews. They tried to meet with Nehemiah to harm him. They also gossiped rumors about him, which he simply stated were incorrect and prayed about them.
How did Nehemiah make the rebuilding a shared project? How did the community work together?
He expressed his project in a way that made them all want to do it, not just asking them to join something that he wanted to do. Families worked together to build portions of the wall close to their own homes.
How did internal dissension threaten the work and how was the crisis resolved?
Many people were being forced into work and were failing economically. People started crying out about the project. However, Nehemiah spoke to the people putting others into bad situations and somehow convinced them to stop.
