South Carolinian Reconstruction Governors by https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres Reconstruction was the North's attempt to rebuild and reintegrate the South after the end of Civil War. It was controversial time period, with strong Southern resistance to perceived Northern incursions, and was filled with racial violence, corrupt politics from both sides and ultimately total failure. Out of all Southern states, South Carolina had the greatest chance to succeed due to its majority freedman population. Thus, it's a particularly interesting case study. A great way to examine this tumultuous era is through the men who guided the state. en-us 2014-09-30 18:37:30 UTC 2014-10-09 18:54:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Influential Scalawags in South Carolina rharper5 https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35726197 James L. Orr

Robert Kingston Scott

Franklin J. Moses, Jr.

David Henry Chamberlain

Wade Hampton III

]]> 2014-09-30 18:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35726197 James L. Orr rharper5 https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35728565 James L. Orr was the first Reconstruction Republican governor of South Carolina. His one and only term was from 1865-1868. Before the war, he was a Democratic senator and served in the Confederate army for a short period. Afterwards, he was elected over Wade Hampton III as governor and served for one term. Afterwards he held various political positions such as circuit judge, House Representative, and Ambassador to Russia.

]]> 2014-09-30 19:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35728565 Robert Kingston Scott rharper5 https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35730645 Robert Kingston Scott was a Republican governor of South Carolina from 1868-1872. Originally from Ohio, he served as a colonel in the United States army during the Civil War and then as the director of the Freedman's Bureau in SC from 1865-1868. His reign was wracked with scandal and corruption, which eventually got so bad that he was actually impeached on charges of fraud. After his second term ended he stayed in South Carolina until the return of Democratic rule.

]]> 2014-09-30 19:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35730645 Franklin J. Moses, Jr. rharper5 https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35732791 Franklin J. Moses Jr. is perhaps the most infamous Reconstruction governor of South Carolina. Known as the Robber Governor, he is remembered for his ostentatious displays of wealth and blatant abuse of power. For example, he tripled the state debt from approximately $5,000,000 to $18,000,000 in his two terms, and spent over $12,000 a year despite a salary of $3,500. When indicted for his corruption, he called upon the state militia to defend him, and had the courts rule that he could not be tried as governor. After his term ended he was expelled from the state political system and died alone and destitute

]]> 2014-09-30 19:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35732791 David Henry Chamberlain rharper5 https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35734674 David Henry Chamberlain was the last Republican governor of South Carolina for nearly a century. He ran on a platform of reform that was targeted at repairing the damage done to the party by Governors Moses and Scott. Unfortunately, his policies of moderation often came at the expense of freedmen, and they were quickly alienated from the party. This split allow the Democrats to take advatnage of the weakened Reupblican Party and vote the first Democrat since the antebellum period into office.

]]> 2014-09-30 19:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/35734674 Wade Hampton III rharper5 https://padlet.com/rharper5/qk24qeqbwres/wish/36013964 Wade Hampton III's election is the commonly accepted endpoint of Reconstruction in South Carolina. A former Confederate cavalry commander, he was the first Democrat elected since the end of the Civil War. His election was marked by statewide terrorism by his paramilitary Red Shirts, who intimidated voters and crushed all opposition to Hampton. He served from 1876-1879.

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http://muse.jhu.edu/
http://search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes?accountid=10730

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