US HISTORY MODULE 1 DBA – Flashcards

African Americans could now freely progress in society. However they still faced harsh treatment and discrimination. -"Buffalo Soldiers" were formed after the war as the first peacetime all-black regiment of the US army

Abraham Lincoln's death. He understood that slavery important to the south and one of their main resources during the war, so he used that as an advantage during his presidency to gain the Confederacy back under the nation's control, and was assassinated at the end of the Union's victory after the Civil War

~People who believed that the South were the cause of all destruction and lost lives in the Civil war and they wanted the South to receive punishment~ -Their impact on Reconstruction led to new state constitutions and Republican-controlled state governments in the South. `Reconstruction Act of 1867: divided South into 5 military districts each governed by a Union general `Ratification of the 14th (which gave citizenship to former slaves) and 15th amendments (a citizen's right to vote cannot be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude)

Abolished slavery, except when used by gov't as punishment by a crime

African Americans were not to be denied equal rights. they were granted citizenship

a citizen's right to vote cannot be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

-served to segregate black people from white people in public areas such as schools or hospitals. -These laws made living in the South a struggle for minorities (aka the African Americans) bc they were not given equal rights and privileges and therefore were faced with poverty, violence, and discrimination

was Abraham Lincoln's vice president and wanted to follow with Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction which made it simple for the south to reenter into the Union

It was an abusive relationship. Americans used their resources to take advantage of the native americans and conquer them. ~The federal government created reservations for Native Americans when trying to kick them out of their homes in order to expand land for the nation. However, there were several times when the federal government broke these promises which resulted in battles and massacres. ~The second method the US govt used was they tried to assimilate the Native Americans both behaviorally and academically. However considering Native Americans' small and limited power, the American citizens took advantage of them and the Native Americans turned out more poor and unstable than ever before

~Homestead Act of 1862- granted any citizen or citizenseeking immigrant 160 acres of land at no cost This brought homesteaders into direct conflict with Native American territory (Battle of little big horn, dawes act, wounded knee massacre)