Chapter 22 Study Guide and ID's

Chapter 22 Study Guide
1. How did many white Southerners remain defiant after the end of the Civil War? What do you think this means for the fate of Reconstruction? 479-480
2. What was the greatest success of the Freedmen’s Bureau? What was considered a major failure of the Bureau? 484
3. What was the Wade-Davis Bill? How was it different from Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction? 485-486
4. How did the Black Codes place limits on the socioeconomic opportunities open to blacks in the South? 487
5. What were the provisions of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 (14th Amendment)? 489
6. Why did women strongly oppose the 14th Amendment? 492-493
7. How did blacks exercise their newfound political rights? 493-495
8. What was the Tenure of Office Act? What did it have to do with Johnson being impeached? How close did Johnson come from being dismissed from office? 496-498

Chapter 22 Identifications
1. Freedmen’s Bureau
2. 10 percent plan
3. Wade-Davis Bill
4. Black Codes
5. Congressional Reconstruction
6. Radical Republicans
7. Thaddeus Stevens (role as a radical republican)
8. Charles Sumner (role as a radical republican)
9. Military Reconstruction
10. “Exodusters”
11. 13th Amendment
12. 14th Amendment
13. 15th Amendment
14. scalawags
15. carpetbaggers
16. Ku Klux Klan
17. Purchase of Alaska

Dred Scott Decision

Research the Dred Scott Decision. Give a brief description of the outcome and significance of the case. What might have happened if Roger Taney had ruled in favor of Scott, in your opinion?

The Mexican-American War

Was the Mexican War an Exercise in American Imperialism? If you are going to argue yes, focus on the goals of President Polk and the reasons why the conflict started. Also focus on how Polk could have avoided the war. If you argue no, focus on Polk's attempts to acquire Mexico without bloodshed.

***Remember that the nature of an imperial nation is conquest and expansion.

The Hartford Convention...What If?

The textbook states that the Hartford Convention contributed significantly to the death of the Federalist Party. Talk of secession (which would later be a southern political tool) and open disunity at a time when America was experiencing the birth of nationalist feelings showed that the party was out of touch with the rest of the nation. The Hartford Convention was certainly a case of bad timing, when the messengers from the convention reached the burned-out capital, news of Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans and the peace treaty at Ghent had energized and enlivened the city. My question is this: what do you think would have happened to the Federalist Party (and the nation) if the United States had lost the war of 1812? Please explain the reason for your answer with facts from 1800-1812.

Federalists and Anti-Federalists

If you were alive during the period of 1787-1790, would you consider yourself a Federalist and Anti-Federalist? Cite reasons why you agree with one group more than the other. Make sure you explain why both groups had valid points.

Events Leading to the American Revolution

Beginning with the Proclamation of 1763, the American colonists started on a long road from relative calm and happiness to all-out discontent and revolution. This "long road" was actually very short in chronological terms because it only took about 12 years. To complete this log, you need to rank the events that led to the revolution on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 means peace and happiness and 10 means all-out war and revolution. A rating of 5 would mean that you see slight elements of discontent. Please include any events that you think are important from chapters 7 and 8. You must include the Stamp Act, the Townshend Tea Tax, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the "Intolerable Acts," the convening of the First Continental Congress, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Thomas Paine's publication of "Common Sense," and the writing of the Declaration of Independence. If you have trouble with the textbooks explanations of this event, use wikipedia to find a basic explanation. Good luck!

Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams

Both Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams were banished from Massachusetts Bay for disagreeing with the Puritan majority. How did the ideas of Williams and Hutchinson help to contribute to the American Constitutional foundation of separation of church and state?

The Conquistadors

Reread the section on the Conquistadors in your textbook. Research one conquistador mentioned in chapter 1. Pick one that you can argue was the most significant. Write a paragraph explaining why the conquistador you chose is the most important. You can earn extra credit if you choose a conquistador other than Cortes and Pizarro. Sorry for the late post, your deadline this week is extended to Saturday by noon.

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