north vs south answer key
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North vs. South: Reconstruction Era (Civil War: Pre-lesson) Name: ___Answer Key___NorthSouth
___Win__ the Civil War (win/lose)
___Lose___ the Civil War (win/lose)
Known as the _____UNION_________ because the United States is country made up of a ____Union_____ of states.
Known as the ____CONFEDERATES______ because the Confederate States of America were a __Confederation__ of states.
Believed the ____FEDERAL____ government had the right to make laws that governed all the states.
They believed that _STATES_ _RIGHTS__ were more important that the Federal government.
Major Political Party :
REPUBLICANS
MODERATE RepublicansWho wanted to FORGIVE the South. Did NOT focus on the rights of former slaves.
RADICAL Republicans Who wanted to PUNISH the South and give former slaves EQUAL RIGHTS
Major Political Party:
DEMOCRATS
They wanted To rejoin the Union without punishment for former Confederate leaders. Wanted to preserve their culture and work force
Compromise of 1877: If Republican, Rutherford B. Hayes, became the President, he would officially end Reconstruction in the South 1. Remove Federal Troops from the South 2. No enforcement of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments 3. Marked the U.S. governments official turning away policy toward the rights of former slaves in the South
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