HIST 4072 Chapter : Southern History
Document Summary
Civil war preservation of self government (lincoln. After civil war us turned to industrialization, there is mass immigration to u. s. and western expansion. Reconstruction was a tragic era according to southern whites. Right to be sued and get sued. Apprentice law- allowed southerners to apprentice young underprivileged blacks. 14th amendment-gave citizenship to those born in the u. s. and no laws can endanger your natural born rights. 15th amendment- right to vote, can"t be denied right based on race. Defeating reconstruction: republican policies, economic policy, railroads, education, lien loans, northerners, force acts, kkk act of 1871- passed to help keep southern republicans from being abused, courts, policies. Grant presidency with its scandals made republicans look bad: voting, liabilities, combination of increased white voter turnout and decreased black turnout. Said the 14th amendment prohibits state"s rights from impeding in life liberty and property. But amendment has no say in citizen vs. citizen court outcomes.
