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• 4. one person gaining too much power
• 7. single branch, endless power
• 8. Choices: Checks and balances, Federalism,
Individual Rights, OR Separation of Powers
Why was Lincoln’s name left off the LA ballot in
1860?
Lincoln’s stand on slavery made him an enemy
of Louisiana.
What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan?
to gain control of the Mississippi/blockade the
South and defeat the Confederacy.
Which Union general was labeled “Beast”
because of his treatment of the Confederates?
Benjamin Butler
What was the purpose of the Emancipation
Proclamation?
To pressure the Confederates to end the war
and to get black soldiers to volunteer for the
Northern army.
5. WHICH CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN ABOUT
THE ROLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI IN THE UNION
STRATEGY?
Much of the Union’s strategy depended on
controlling the Mississippi
8. SCRATCH OUT NUMBER 7-> NOT ON EXAM
Which explains why southern states supported
the institution of slavery?
Their economic system was dependent on slave
labor.
9 What was the purpose of the Missouri
Compromise line?
to provide a line of demarcation between
slave and free states
12.
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin and what was its
purpose?
Harriet Beecher Stowe; to show the stark reality
of slavery.
13. What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
The Fugitive Slave Acts were a pair of
federal laws that allowed for the
capture and return of runaway slaves
within the territory of the United States
15.
Wheat’s Tigers?
Ferocious known for fighting with knives on
battlefield, scream when they charge.
16.
What was the purpose of the Conscription Act
passed by the Confederate Congress?
set up a military draft,
17.
How was the complaint “a rich man’s struggle
but a poor man’s fight” related to the
Conscription Act?
Draft exemptions favored upper class
professionals and those who benefited from
slavery.
18.
The Union’s plan to defeat the CSA can be best
described as?
Blockading the South’s major ports and
waterways would cripple their transportation,
supplies, and economy.
19.
Why was Louisiana a primary target for the
Union?
The port of New Orleans and the Mississippi
River were crucial to Confederate trade and
transportation.
20.
What was the Confiscation Act?
allowed Union soldiers to take possession of
property belonging to Confederate supporters
CHAPTER 11
1. What characterizes the goals of the Southern
Democratic Party following the Civil War?
A commitment to white supremacy and
segregation between the races.
2. Why is Tabasco made on Avery Island ?
Edmund McIlhenny grew peppers and
combined them with Avery Island salt.
4.
What are the 13th-15th Amendments?
13-End Slavery
14-Civil Right for freedmen
15- Black men can vote.
7.
Which occurred in Louisiana as a result of
Johnson’s lenient Reconstruction policies?
Former Confederates were able to regain
control of the state legislature.
8.
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s
Bureau?
The purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was to
protect the newly freed slaves.
9.
Which was the primary purpose of Louisiana’s
Black Codes?
maintaining white supremacy and control
10. What evidence from the drawing supports the claim of one
newspaper that this was “an absolute massacre”?
Republicans met to get suffrage for freedman, but white men
began killing unarmed freedmen.
13.
During Military Reconstruction, what
requirements had to be met before a state
could adopt a new constitution and elect a new
state government?
ratify the 14th Amendment and register former
male slaves and free men of color to vote
15.
What was a carpetbagger?
Northerners who traveled to the South during
Reconstruction in search of opportunity.]
Scalawag= southerner that supported
Republicans
2.
What was Jim Crow?
Jim Crow refers to a set of laws designed to
segregate African Americans and whites.
4.
How did the Supreme Court’s Plessy v.
Ferguson ruling impact southern legislatures?
They passed additional segregation statues.
5.
What were the central beliefs of the post-
Reconstruction Democratic Party?
white supremacy, social segregation, and small
government
6.
How would you describe the LA Lottery
Company’s influence over the state of LA?
The Louisiana State Lottery Company was
powerful and corrupt.