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Which amendment officially abolished slavery throughout the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the fee that restricted some African American from voting?
Poll tax
Name one major, overarching success achieved at the start of Reconstruction regarding the country as a whole?
The Union was restored
The leader of the Radical Republicans
Thaddeus Stevens
Which Amendment granted African American men the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment
Which group sponsored the Wade-Davis Bill requiring 50% of state voters to swear loyalty to the Union?
The Radical Republicans
What kind of test was required to potential African American voters to demonstrate reading and writing abilities before voting?
Literacy tests
What was the public system that was established across the South as a success of Reconstruction?
Public school systems
What type of venue was Lincoln assassinated?
In a theatre
What key right did the 14th Amendment grant in addition to equal protection?
Full Citizenship
Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plan advocated for "white government" and opposed giving this right to African Americans
The right to vote
What rule allowed poor or illiterate white voters to bypass other voting requirements if their ancestors could vote before Reconstruction?
Grandfather Clause
Name two types of structural items in the South that were build during Reconstruction
Southern infrastructure such as railroads, roads, buildings, etc.
Where did the "Jim Crow Laws" term come from?
A racist, blackface caricature from an entertainer in the early 1800s
Why did the bicycle fall over?
It was two tired
What did Andrew Johnson believe in between state and federal rights?
That state law and customs should outweigh federal regulations.
Besides legal barriers, what tactic was used to prevent African Americans from exercising their voting rights?
Intimidation and violence
What was the type of work on plantations called that "replaced" slavery?
Sharecropping
How was land distributed just after the Civil War?
- Divided into 40 acre plots for newly freed families
- Johnson reverses this promise, and gives land back to pardoned white southerners
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
It was outstanding in its field
What was the one objective for Reconstruction that all the plans agreed on?
Abolition of Slavery
What type of laws emerged in the South as a result of white resistance that prevented reform for African Americans?
Jim Crow Laws or Segregationist laws
Name two overall failures of Reconstruction
Racial violence persisted
Economic equality remained incomplete
White resistance undermined reform
Segregationist laws emerged
What was the machine called that helped cotton plantation owners process faster?
The Cotton Gin