The North During Reconstruction, pp300-302 5. Key Concepts & Main Notes Analysis Efforts by radical and The North During FYI: The Grant years to moderate Republicans crossover between reconstruct the defeated South Reconstruction Era and its changed the balance of issues… to the Gilded Age Reconstruction… Rise of between Congress and power and its issues. Some of the the presidency and yielded objectives for this section are some short-term successes, going to be emphasized more reuniting the union, opening the Spoilsman… in the next unit. up political opportunities and other leadership roles to former slaves, and Corruption in Business and Government… temporarily rearranging the To what extent was the Panic relationships between white of and black people in the 1873 responsible for the South. end of Reconstruction. Defend your answer! FROM PERIOD 6 CONTENT OUTLINE: Gilded Age politics were intimately tied to big business and focused nationally on economic issues tariffs, — currency, corporate expansion, and The Election of 1872… economic policy that engendered — numerous calls for reform. Corruption in government — especially as it related to The Panic of 1873… big business — energized the public to demand increased popular control and reform of local, state, and national governments, ranging from minor The End of Reconstruction, pp302-303 6. changes to major overhauls of the capitalist system. Key Concepts & Main Notes Analysis Ideas The End of Reconstruction… Nathan Bedford Forest State Radical Republicans’ Park in Tennessee has been efforts to change under attack as a movement southern racial attitudes to change its name is and culture and establish underway. Support or refute the assertion that historical a base for their party in monuments and parks named the South ultimately after racists failed, due both to should be removed or determined southern renamed. Defend your resistance and to the White Supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan… view. North’s waning resolve.
5. The North During Reconstruction, pp300-302 Key Concepts & Main Notes Analysis Efforts by radical and moderate Republicans to reconstruct the defeated South changed the balance of power between Congress and the presidency and yielded some short-term successes, reuniting the union, opening up political opportunities and other leadership roles to former slaves, and temporarily rearranging the relationships between white and black people in the South. FROM PERIOD 6 CONTENT OUTLINE: Gilded Age politics were intimately tied to big business and focused nationally on economic issues — tariffs, currency, corporate expansion, and economic policy — that engendered numerous calls for reform. Corruption in government — especially as it related to big business — energized the public to demand increased popular control and reform of local, state, and national governments, ranging from minor changes to major overhauls of the capitalist system. The North During Reconstruction… Rise of the Spoilsman… Corruption in Business and Government… The Election of 1872… The Panic of 1873… FYI: The Grant years crossover between Reconstruction Era and its issues… to the Gilded Age and its issues. Some of the objectives for this section are going to be emphasized more in the next unit. To what extent was the Panic of 1873 responsible for the end of Reconstruction. Defend your answer! 6. The End of Reconstruction, pp302-303 Key Concepts & Main Ideas Notes Analysis Radical Republicans’ efforts to change southern racial attitudes and culture and establish a base for their party in the South ultimately failed, due both to determined southern resistance and to the North’s waning resolve. The End of Reconstruction… White Supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan… Nathan Bedford Forest State Park in Tennessee has been under attack as a movement to change its name is underway. Support or refute the assertion that historical monuments and parks named after racists should be removed or renamed. Defend your view.