The War and Reconstruction The war and reconstruction

The War and Reconstruction

The war and reconstruction resulted in southern ____toward the north.

Resentment

It also caused problems for___?

Southern African Americans

The war ultimately led to the political, economic, and social control of the south by_____?

Whites

Economic and political gains of former slaves was only____?

Temporary

Impact of the war and reconstruction

Political Effects

Lincoln’s view that the United States was one nation indivisible had____?

Prevailed

How did Lincoln feel about secession?

Felt it was illegal

If the governments were illegal then Lincoln also felt that the states?

Had never left the Union.

Lincoln felt restoring the Union would be easy. Requirement?

State governments’ loyalty to the Union

Lincoln also believed to unify the Union there was no need to ___the south.

Punish

He felt this was necessary in order to ____the nations wounds.

Heal

Lincoln’s assassination left reconstruction up to the_____?

Radical Republicans

The Radical Republicans wanted to _____the Confederate States.

Punish

The states that seceded were not allowed back into the Union immediately. But put under ____?

Military Reconstruction

The Radical Republicans believed in immediate voting and civil rights for _______?

Former slaves

President _____will assume the presidency after Lincoln was assassinated?

President Johnson

President Johnson and the Radical republicans argued constantly over_____?

Civil Rights

Due to their differences the Radical Republicans _____him.

Impeach

Were they able to remove him from office?

NO

How close did they come to removing him from office?

One Vote

During this period of time the Civil War amendments were added to the constitution. What were they?

13 th, 14 th and 15 th

The thirteenth?

Abolished Slavery

The Fourteenth?

Granted Citizenship(equal rights under the law for any American)

The Fifteenth?

Voting Rights were guaranteed(regardless of race , color or previous condition of servitude) (former slave)

Economic and social impact

Condition of Southern cities and farms?

Cities?

Richmond and Atlanta lay in ruin. Businesses were destroyed as well as homes etc.

Rural Areas?

Farms and fields were burned. Live stock was destroyed or used by the Union.

Future impact on the Southern States?

The South would remain an agriculturebased economy and the poorest section of the nation for many years.

Economically what was happening in the North and the Midwestern sections of the country?

Both emerged strong industrially

This laid the foundation for?

The Industrial Revolution

The United States will emerge as a?

Global economic power beginning in the 20 th century.

WESTWARD MOVEMENT

What two water boundaries marked the area of western expansion?

Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean

Years just before and after the Civil War were known as the era of the American____ ?

Cowboy

How did the cowboy get the cattle to market?

Long cattle drives over unfenced land.

What brought about the end of the open ranges?

The invention of barbed wire

What did the west have to offer many people?

A chance to rebuild their lives and start anew.

Many ___and____move west to seek new opportunities?

Freed slaves and southerners

In 1862 the U. S. government gave away land in the west to those willing to settle there. What was the name of the act?

Homestead

IMMIGRATION

Before 1871, most immigrants came to the United States from what parts of Europe?

Northern and Western Europe

What were some of the countries?

England, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden

From 1871 to 1921 the majority of immigrants came from___?

Southern and Eastern Europe

What were some of the countries?

Italy , Greece, Poland, Russia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia

Many immigrants also came from these two Asian countries?

China and Japan

Immigrants made valuable contributions to the _____growth of the country.

Industrial

The Chinese were very instrumental in the construction of the______Railroad.

Transcontinental

Immigrants worked in the textile mills in the ____and in the clothing industries in ____?

Northeast and New York City

Slavs, Italians, and Poles worked in the ____mines in the east?

Coal

Most immigrants worked for very___wages and in very _____working conditions.

Low and dangerous

Accepting the beliefs and Cultures of other Americans was known as?

Assimilation

Because of all the different types of people coming into the United States it became known as the___?

Melting Pot

How did the immigrants settle in the cities?

With their own ethnic group.

The public ____played an essential role in the process of assimilation.

Schools

Despite their many contributions the immigrants still faced many______?

PREJUDICES

Many of the prejudices were based upon____and_____?

Religious and Cultural differences.

Because of much tension and mounting resentment, Congress passed the_____?

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

And later in 1921?

Immigration Restriction Act of 1921

These two pieces of legislation will bring immigration to a standstill for the next couple of decades.