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An in-depth exploration of the constitutional issues surrounding reconstruction after the civil war. Topics include the role of the rebellious states in the union, the responsibility of congress versus the president, and various legislative acts such as the wade-davis bill, the 13th amendment, and the radical reconstruction act of 1867. Additionally, it covers significant events like the ku klux klan and various scandals during the grant administration.
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Hist 2 Study Guide 2 2 constitutional issues concerning reconstruction
Panic of 1873 – money was main issue, all those debt including small farmers & Midwestern businessmen wanted the gov’t to follow a inflationary policy, allowing greenbacks to remain in circulation, bankers & wealthy merchants & intellectuals favored hard money policy Coinage Act of 1873 – demonetized silver Whiskey Ring – 3rd^ scandal, gov’t revenue officials conspired w/whisky distillers to defraud the fed gov’t of millions of $ of revenue of alcohol, began in St. Louis and spread to other cities, many officials involved including O. E. Babcock (Grant’s personal secretary) William Belknap – started 4th^ scandal, was Grant’s secretary of war, caught selling the franchise of trading posts on Indian reservations to his friends Compromise of 1876/77 (3 promises for Hayes to be supported)
Samuel Gompers – organized 1st^ modern labor union in 1886 called American Federation of Labor (AFL), AFL organized only skilled makes, unions impact was weakened b/c ignored women & blacks Skyscraper became symbol of new city/street lights & street cars/ Anglo-Saxon protestants James Nay-Smith – invented game of basketball b/c it did not need a large playing surface John Dewey – education reformant, 1899 wrote “the School & society,” urged children should learn by doing Booker T. Washington – said that black Americans would have to accept racism & focus on a practical vocation education WEB Dubois – said that black Americans should have an equal opportunity & integrated education Henry George – wrote “Progress & Poverty,” thesis: rich get richer, poor get poorer, solution: all land to be taxed, land was basis of all wealth Stanton Coit – introduced the London Settlement house idea on NY city 1886 Hull house – in Chicago, operated by Jane Adams, most famous, objective to bring practice & classical education to urban poor Main issue during election of 1896 was silver, d=Bryan would purchase, r=McKinley would not purchase Sherman Silver Purchase Act – required the US Treasury to purchase 4.5 mill ounce of silver per month at market price Presidential campaign of 1896 was probably the most education in America history, speeches & literature distributed by campaigns were the equivalent to college level seminar in economics Cross of Gold speech – given by Bryan attacking the Gold standard Sanford B. Doyle – in 1893 organized a committee of safety to overthrow the Hawaiian Queen Valeriano Welyer – general sent by Spanish gov’t to put down Cuban revolt, organized concentration camps where he put rebels, sympathizers & neutrals to include women & children Dupuy De Lome – Spanish ambassador to the Us who critized president McKinley in a letter to a friend USS Maine – steel ship sent to protect Americans, captain Bigsby, Feb 15 1898, 9:40 am it explodes killing 260, Spanish send rescue ships Tellar amendment – came from Henry Tellar, a CO senator, claimed we had no territorial ambitions w/ Cuba & when Spain withdrew we would give Cuba its freedom New Us Steel Navy was ready & efficient 2k officers, 24k men, army was also big, naval battles were critical battles, Spanish navy consisted of old wooden ships George Dewey – commander of the Adriatic squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay, received secret message from Roosevelt would seek out Spanish fleet and destroy it Theodore Roosevelt – “Teddy” led roughriders in San Juan hill Battle Treaty of Paris of 1898 – Dec 10, ended Spanish – American War Provisions of the Treaty of Paris