Unit 1 Study Guide

Unit 1 Test: Reconstruction [Note: this is a guide only. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list for the Unit Test. Anything discussed in class, including things not on this guide, is fair game.]

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What was Lincoln’s plan for the South after the Civil War? o Why did it not get enacted, and what consequences did this have? What is Reconstruction? o How was the South before the war?  Economic life  Social life  Political life o What sorts of infrastructure need to be rebuilt? o What political protections are needed for the newly freed slaves? What are the key components of President Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction? What are the key components of Congress’ plan for Reconstruction? What is the Tenure of Office Act? Why is it important? Be able to explain the four reactions of Southern whites to Reconstruction: o Black Codes  What did they say?  What was their intent? o Ku Klux Klan  How did they accomplish their objectives?  Of which political party were they members? o Hamburg Massacre  How does this event demonstrate the racial tensions of the era? o Sharecropping  What is it?  How was sharecropping exploitative?  Why was it so successful?

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Be able to explain the Congressional reactions to the events in the South o Reconstruction Amendments  What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments say?  Why are they significant?  How do they change the balance of power between the federal and state government? o Freedmen’s Bureau  What was the job of the Freedmen’s Bureau? o 1866 Civil Rights Act  What does it say?  Whose job is it to enforce?  Why were Indians excluded? o 1875 Civil Rights Act  What does it say?  Whose job is to enforce? Compromise of 1877 o Why was the election of 1876 controversial? o What was the job of the electoral commission? o What were the results of the compromise?

Format of test: Multiple choice and short essay