HIST 2620 1nd Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I. Capitalism II. RacismIII. Reconstructiona. Evaluation of the three questionsb. Major Achievements of Congressional ReconstructionOutline of Current Lecture II. Continuing major achievementsIII. Consequences and benefits of the ReconstructionIV. Overall evaluationV. Topic 2- populisma. ParallelsCurrent LectureMajor AchievementsReconstruction Acts -Required former CSA states to ratify 14th Amendment to be readmitted-Created 5 military districts in South and imposed martial law-New state constitutions must guarantee black suffrage-Military told to register all male voters – white and black15th Amendment-states could not deny any votes from blacks; they had to accept everyone’s votes-this rule applied both in the south and the northConsequences of the Reconstruction-radical reconstruction prolonged sectional bitterness—the hated the south toward the north grew more-the south became more conservative leading the democrats to maintain control in thesouth-allowed Southern politicians to avoid real issuesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-violence increasedBenefits of the Reconstruction-Produced better public schools- primarily for white kids-Enacted beneficial social legislation-Stimulated economic development Overall Evaluation-gave the blacks equal civil rights at law-not enough social and economic assistance-social status continued to be attacked-it was seen as a failure because as Americans we failed to encourage freedom for the freedmenTopic 2- Populism Parallels-Plague of Drugs-during that time many families used drugs to keep the, from fussing; they were not aware nor did they think about the effects drugs had on the body-Purity Crusade-late 1800s to early 1900s a group of people wanted to focus on the ideaof moral reform-blue laws were created to ban and restrict certain activities on Sundays; a day meant to focus on religion-Women’s Christian Temperance Union-a group of women devoted to social reform; their purpose was to create a sober and pure world by Christianity -Comstock Act- a law stating it was illegal to send any mail with offensive materials or words; conservative; example would be outlaw books and artwork-Retreat from civil rights (15th Amendment)-no criminals were allowed to vote-must register to vote and must have a voter’s card-changed ballot—it had pictures to symbolize the parties, but discarded the pictures and made ballots only with words; benefited white people because most blacks did not know how to read so the whites told them who to vote for which gave them control Disputed presidential election-Compromise of 1877- Democrats complained Tilden had been cheated of the election; the compromise says that Democrats will accept Hayes as President IF republicans would meet their demands; they must remove federal troops from Confederate States (Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina), appoint at least on democrat to Hayes’ cabinet, must build another transcontinental railroad, provide federal aid tohelp the south
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