Author: Jamie Nack

One Pager Questions Ch 24-26

by Jamie Nack

Ch. 24
1. What was the impact of the transcontinental railroad on the American economy and society in the late 19th century?

2. What was the result of white laborers fierce opposition to Chinese immigration in the West?

Ch. 25
1. Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, and Vanderbilt are remembered as both robber barons and captains of industry. Which do you agree with and why?

2. In what ways did the formation of labor unions and subsequent strikes exemplify the increased hostilities against big business in the Gilded Age?

Ch. 26
1. How did the Plains Indians resist westward expansion? What happened after their resistance ceased?

2. Was the frontier farmers plight due primarily to deliberate economic oppression or simply an inevitable consequence of agriculture’s involvement in the world market?

3. What economic issues gave rise to the Populist party? What political/economic changes did the party advocate?

Slavery Flow Map

by Jamie Nack

Bring your Slavery flow map to class on Monday 1/25. We will be sharing and discussing them.

Main box topics for slavery flow map-

Spanish

Importing of African Slaves-

Jamestown-

System of slavery and Indentured servants

Bacon’s rebellion

Slavery starts to die in south, but boom of cotton increases

Rise of the Abolitionist movement

Compromises

Civil War

Rise of Discrimination

Sharecropping

Constitutional Amendments Equal Protection

Plessy v Ferguson

Brown v. Board of Education

Civil Rights movement

Civil Rights Act of 1964

APUSH Reconstruction Need to Know Information

by Jamie Nack

For Reconstruction- you should know:

• The Amendments-
o 13th- abolish slavery
o 14th- Citizenship, due process
o 15th- All men right to vote

• 3 plans:
o Lincoln “10 %” plan (very forgiving)-  If 10% of voters in 1860 election pledge loyalty to US and abide by emancipation, state could be readmitted
o Johnson’s Plan: 10%+, Similar to Lincoln’s plan, recognized “10%” governments, called for states to ratify 13th amendment
o Radical Reconstruction- Congressional Reconstruction (very harsh… wanted to punish the south), Reconstruction Act- Divided the South into 5 military zones controlled by Union generals (Military Reconstruction), Seceded states must ratify 14th & 15th amendments, Guarantee suffrage to former adult male slaves in state constitutions

• Black reconstruction- Black political participation expanded exponentially during reconstruction. Black men were elected to positions of Mayor, sheriffs, representatives in local and state governments, Hiram Revels and Blanche Bruce both served in Washington D.C. as U.S. Representatives

• Be able to understand both sides…it was a success, but in the end a failure. Page 497
o Success in rejoining the Union
o Failure in protecting the rights of former slaves (leading to discrimination) and country still divided