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Chapter XXIII: the Ordeal of Reconstruction
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What was the picture on page 478 have to do with the South and Reconstruction? | |
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What were the successes and failures of the Freedmen's Bureau? How might the Bureau have been organized/ supported differently to make it more successful? | |
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To what extent did Andrew Johnson agree with the Radical Republicans? How did they differ? Why did Johnson have such a difficult time with Congress during his term of office? | |
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Who were the Radical Republicans and what were their motives? | |
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What were the "Black Codes"? Why were they such a political blunder by the South? | |
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How did Johnson's "Swing Around the Circle" backfire? | |
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As ultimately imposed upon the states of the South (except Tennessee), what were the key elements of "radical Reconstruction"? | |
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How did the Southerners take action against the Carpetbag government and the "Black and Tan" legislatures? | |
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Why wasn't Johnson convicted of violating the Tenure of Office Act and impeached? | |
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What did it mean for a Southern state to be "redeemed"? What was the most important precondition for redemption? | |
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To what extent is the nickname "The Angry Scar" appropriate for Reconstruction? | |
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13th Amendments | |
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14th Amendments | |
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15th Amendments | |
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Ku Klux Klan | |
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Seward's Icebox | |
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Thaddeus Stevens | |
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Scalawags | |
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Hiram Revels | |
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Nathan Bedford Forrest | |
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Sharecroppers | |
