What is habeas corpus? Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus during the Civil War? What problem was most damaging to the Confederate war effort? (243-244) Why were the Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg considered points” in “turning the Civil War? Respond with information about BOTH battles. (248-252) Evaluate Grant’s strategy to defeat Robert E. Lee. What was Grant’s military objective in 1864? What did he hope to capture? What major advantage did he have over the Confederates? (254) Why was Sherman’s capture of Atlanta important? How did this and other Union victories influence the outcome of the election of 1864? How did John Wilkes’ Booth’s plan sort of backfire? (259-260) Why did the Union win the Civil War? (260-261) What rules did the Constitution provide to guide the process of Reconstruction? (270-271) Explain how Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan and Congress’ Bill were different. (271-272) How were the Codes and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 related? Explain your answer (273-274) How did the Military Reconstruction Act affect the South? (275) Why did Congress impeach Andrew Johnson? Identify the most important general political reason and the specific violations which led to this dispute. Why did the Senate vote against convicting Johnson and removing the president from office? Consider the issues of separation of powers and checks and balances developing your response. (276-277) How did the Republican Party temporarily benefit from the 15th Amendment? (277, 278-279) How did sharecropping produce a cycle of poverty? (283-284, see chart and maps also- 284-285) How did Congress react to stop violent white supremacist groups from causing harm in the South? What laws were passed? How effective were these laws in stopping violence & discrimination? (285-6) How did political corruption in President Grant’s administration hurt reconstruction? Why did Liberal Republicans complain> (287-288) How did the Panic of 1873 help end Reconstruction also? (289-290) Why is the Hayes-Tilden Compromise of 1877 considered to have brought about the official end to the era of Reconstruction? What happened to African Americans after Reconstruction Review the Military “ended?”
What is habeas corpus? Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus during the Civil War? What problem was most damaging to the Confederate war effort? (243-244) Why were the Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg considered “turning points” in the Civil War? Respond with information about BOTH battles. (248-252) Evaluate Grant’s strategy to defeat Robert E. Lee. What was Grant’s military objective in 1864? What did he hope to capture? What major advantage did he have over the Confederates? (254) Why was Sherman’s capture of Atlanta important? How did this and other Union victories influence the outcome of the election of 1864? How did John Wilkes’ Booth’s plan sort of backfire? (259-260) Why did the Union win the Civil War? (260-261) What rules did the Constitution provide to guide the process of Reconstruction? (270-271) Explain how Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan and Congress’ Bill were different. (271-272) How were the Codes and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 related? Explain your answer (273-274) How did the Military Reconstruction Act affect the South? (275) Why did Congress impeach Andrew Johnson? Identify the most important general political reason and the specific violations which led to this dispute. Why did the Senate vote against convicting Johnson and removing the president from office? Consider the issues of separation of powers and checks and balances developing your response. (276-277) How did the Republican Party temporarily benefit from the 15th Amendment? (277, 278-279) How did sharecropping produce a cycle of poverty? (283-284, see chart and maps also- 284-285) How did Congress react to stop violent white supremacist groups from causing harm in the South? What laws were passed? How effective were these laws in stopping violence & discrimination? (285-6) How did political corruption in President Grant’s administration hurt reconstruction? Why did Liberal Republicans complain> (287-288) How did the Panic of 1873 help end Reconstruction also? (289-290) Why is the Hayes-Tilden Compromise of 1877 considered to have brought about the official end to the era of Reconstruction? What happened to African Americans after Reconstruction “ended?” Review the Military
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