However, because of few reliable sources of drugs the Confederate Army established medical laboratories in cities across the South, including one in Columbia, South Carolina. ![]() The capture of Union supplies also served as a source of some medicines. ![]() Throughout the war, Confederate blockade-runners managed to import some drugs from Europe. Francis Peyre Porcher with writing Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, which identified native plants with therapeutic qualities that could be used in place of imported manufactured drugs. In 1862 Surgeon General Samuel Preston Moore tasked Dr. The plan was designed to weaken the South and force the Confederacy to surrender and rejoin the Union.Īs a result of the blockade, infections and disease were made worse by lack of drugs and a scarcity of Southern pharmaceutical laboratories. The purpose of the blockade was to prevent the import of essential supplies, as well as the export of cash crops, into and out of the Confederacy. Redeemers Democrats who brought their party back to power in the south.On April 19, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln announced the establishment of a Union blockade of Confederate ports. General Amnesty Act 1872 Allows former Confederates to be elected (except top ranking officials) Civil Rights Act of 1875 1875 Provides for African Americans to have equal rights in public places Civil Rights Act of 1866 Provides African Americans with the same legal rights as white Americans Compromise of 1877 1877 Federal troops are removed from the south. * Congress may pass any laws to enforce this amendment Fifteenth Amendment 1870 A Constitutional Amendment that grants African Americans the right to vote. * State laws are subject to federal court review * Confederate officials cannot hold state or federal office * state cannot " deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law: ![]() * guaranteed equal protection to all citizens under the law ![]() * giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except American Indians Four facts about RADICAL REPUBLICANS 1- Wanted a stronger federal government, with less state's rightsĢ- Wanted the federal government to force southern states to ENSURE equalityĤ- Thought President Johnson's efforts at reconstruction were a failure Reconstruction Acts The laws that put the southern states under US military control and required them to draft new Constitutions upholding the 14th Amendment Two facts about the RECONSTRUCTION ACTS 1- Broke the south into 5 districts with military leadership in chargeĢ- Required that states give African Americans the right to vote (suffrage) Fourteenth Amendment 1868 A Constitutional Amendment Wanted the Federal Government to force change in the South. Three facts about the BLACK CODES 1-Required African Americans to sign work contracts which created working conditions similar to slavery (lie long hours, little or no pay)Ģ- Punishment for not having a job is to have to work for one year without pay (slavery)ģ- Resulted in African Americans petitioning to be treated equally Radical Republicans Members of Congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union. Could not own guns, could be arrested if they were unemployed. Impeach To bring charges against a public official Hiram Revels American clergyman, educator, and politician in 1870 he became the first African American in the US Senate Three Facts about HIRAM REVELS 1-was born a free manģ-Once elected he took over the Congressional seat once held by former Confederate President Jefferson Davis Ku Klux Klan A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining Civil, particularly suffrage for African Americans Three facts about KU KLUX KLAN 1- Formed by white southerners disapproving of African Americans getting to hold officeĢ- Once started the membership grew quickly, relied on secrecyģ- Local governments did little to stop the violence Suffrage The right to vote Jim Crow Laws The law that enforced segregation in southern states (said segregation was OK) Black Codes Laws in the southern states during Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans.
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