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In the spring of 1862, the government hired former slaves to work in the cotton fields, established schools and hospitals, and set aside land for people to purchase at a fair price. -
they paid their landlord with the crops they grew and were often trapped in a never ending cycle of debt because they were unable to buy their own land and high interest payments, the consequences affected the south farmers for generations to come. they rented land they use to work on as slaves and even landless white citizens were sharecropping as well. indivdual families were able to sign contracts with landowners to work on specific plots of land. -
This agency was only suppose to last one year after the war ended. They provided food, clothes, medical supplies to poor southerners, help negotiate employment contracts, and also helped establish schools. -
The governor J. Madison Wells , had a convention thinking the blacks and whites would have a compromise. mayor John Monroe did not want the convention to happen, to stop it he used the city police chief and also heavily armed forces. This caused a fight to break out with the police over 100 people were killed or severely injured. -
Black men in the South could finally vote for president . Grant won by a landslide of 214 to 80 thanks to the 400,000 black men who voted for him. white southerners were not happy about the vote, but it was a joyous occasion for black southerners, they were finally able to be full citizens
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Fisk, Hampton, and Tougaloo universities were the first black universities in the south. They were founded by the Northern Aid societies. 256,834 black students were enrolled. -
enacted by the U.S congress in response to the attacks by the Ku Klux Klan that were extremely committed to white supremacy in the South.
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Was a private ceremony at the white house, he told his advisers that in his policy, the plan was leave the South alone. the reconstruction era was over. -
Increased the amount of silver the U.S treasury minted on a month to month basis. Many thought this would increase the nations money supply and also would help farmers who are in debt, while others thought it would hurt the economy, harm banks, and ramp up inflation. The act was replead in 1893. -
29 African Americans met at Niagara Falls along with W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter. Leaders placed sole responsibility for racial problems on White Americans, denounced the inequalities of segregation and wanted to maintain economic progress. -
a demographic move of African Americans from the southern states moved to the north and midwestern states such as Chicago, Philadelphia, New york, ohio, and Michigan the great migration was from about 1910-1930 -
A fire broke out that killed 146 garment workers that were mainly young women and immigrant workers. most workers were blocked from getting out of the building in order to control the workers from going to union jobs. Many died in the building, some escaped the fire from jumping off the building. -
40,000 members marched down Pennsylvania Ave in Washignton D.C, hoping to send the federal government, that the country should be a white protestant United States. They perpetrated 500 burnings and killings of African Americana, due to the extreme violence the numbers of the members went down tremendously. -
They were used for simple work that would not replace work done by people with existing jobs. the bill provided jobs for men who were between the ages of 18 and 25 who were no longer in school, unemployed, and families already receiving relief. -
Was one of the most successful laws Roosevelt put into place during the beginning of his presidency. The law put new regulations into how banks are run, set the price for gold and silver, and provided investment funds for banks that were qualified. -
Gold certificates, gold coins, and gold bullion over $100 be turned in for different types of money. because of this act, more money was issued and inflation also boosted the economy.
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Became a law in June 16, 1933 when Roosevelet signed the banking act. It imposed U.S dual banking system, returned depositor confidence, eliminated bank runs and failures, and also protected the nations money. Also maintained high public confidence throughout the years
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The bill focused on the separation of commercial and investment banking, deposit insurance, branch banking, and increased Federal Reserve control. Roosevelt did not believe in deposit insurance, but due to public concern, he made sure it was included into the bill. -
Japanese bombed the U.S naval base in Hawaii. as a result of the bombing, the U.S enters WWII. -
Prohibited discrimination in housing that would help break racial enclaves in residential areas that could also help promote minorities move upward.