Radical Reconstruction and Military Rule in the South (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Radical Republicans - main goal
Radical Republicans - main goal
Transform southern society & establish racial equality
1866 Memphis & New Orleans violence - total deaths
1866 Memphis & New Orleans violence - total deaths
86 people (46 Memphis, 40 New Orleans)
1866 congressional elections outcome
1866 congressional elections outcome
Radical Republicans gained control, could override Johnson
Date of three Reconstruction Acts
Date of three Reconstruction Acts
2 March 1867
Military districts created in South (1867)
Military districts created in South (1867)
Five military districts
Carpetbaggers definition
Carpetbaggers definition
Northerners who moved South after war for political/economic gain
Scalawags definition
Scalawags definition
Southern whites supporting Republican Reconstruction govts
Ex-slaves enfranchised under 1867 Acts
Ex-slaves enfranchised under 1867 Acts
703,000
5 states with black voter majorities (1867)
5 states with black voter majorities (1867)
S. Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Alabama
Most significant of three March 1867 Acts
Most significant of three March 1867 Acts
Military Reconstruction Act