Reconstruction: Background Essay Questions

Why was 1876 an important year for America?

• Thomas Jefferson had envisioned our country in 1876.

• It was the year that the greatest president, Ruther B Hayes, was elected.

• It was the year America made homesteading legal.

• It was the 100th year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Who ran for the democratic ticket during the 1876 presidential election?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Samuel J. Tilden

• Donald J. Trump

• Rutherford B. Hayes

Who ran for the republican ticket during the 1876 presidential election?

• Samuel J. Tilden

• Donald J. Trump

• Rutherford B. Hayes

• Abraham Lincoln

An "irony" is something you don't expect, something that doesn't seem to fit. What was the irony of history that occurred in 1876?

• While the year was meant to represent freedom, it crushed that for African Americans.

• Scalawags were southern white citizens supported Reconstruction, but would defend groups such as the KKK and white liners.

• That the 15th Amendment was ratified and yet several minorities were still held from voting.

• It was the 100th year birth of independence in America.

What was the Compromise of 1877?

• An agreement that it Samuel J. Tilden won, he would maintain federal troops in the south.

• An agreement that if Rutherford B. Hayes won, he would remove federal troops from the south.

• An economic agreement that would return American economy right and end the panic of 1873.

• An agreement between two parties that mutually benefits both.

Define the 13th Amendment.

Define the 14th Amendment.

Define the 15th Amendment.