Black American Representatives in Federal and State Legislatures (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Year black Americans started gaining political influence
Year black Americans started gaining political influence
1867
Union Leagues
Union Leagues
Orgs supporting Republican Party & mobilising black voters
Only state convention with majority black delegates
Only state convention with majority black delegates
South Carolina
Number of black state legislators during Reconstruction
Number of black state legislators during Reconstruction
Approximately 600
Pickney Pinchbeck's highest position in Louisiana
Pickney Pinchbeck's highest position in Louisiana
Lieutenant governor & acting governor
Number of black US senators during Reconstruction
Number of black US senators during Reconstruction
Two (Hiram Revels & Blanche B. Bruce from Mississippi)
Black congressmen in House of Representatives
Black congressmen in House of Representatives
Fourteen
Major achievement of reconstructed governments
Major achievement of reconstructed governments
State-wide educational systems
Carpetbaggers
Carpetbaggers
Northern Republicans who moved South after the war
Scalawags
Scalawags
Southern whites who supported Reconstruction & Republicans