Who created the Black Codes?
All the white southerners and legislatures
who made the 14th Amendment
John Bingham
Who was an influential person during reconstruction
Hiram Rhodes Revels
What was the 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment gave voting rights to black men
Who Killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
The Black Codes were passed before the Civil War
True or False
False- they were passed after
When was the 14th amendment passed?
The 14th amendment passed in 1868, shortly after the Civil War ended.
The federal government initiates Reconstruction to rebuild the South. Cause or Effect
Effect
What did the 15th Amendment do?
It granted voting rights to all men regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
who were the two Confederate generals
Robert E Lee and Thomas/ Stonewall Jackson
What were the Black Codes?
The Black Codes restricted the freedom of the African Americans
What is the 14th Amendment?
The 14th amendment gave citizenship to all former slaves.
What group was known for intimidating African American voters
KKK and the Red Shirts
Who could vote during Reconstruction?
All adult male citizens, including formerly enslaved African Americans, gained the right to vote. Women, however, still did not have the right to vote.
What was the first state to secede?
South Carolina was the first state to secede
What does freedmen mean?
Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.
Why was the 14th amendment needed?
it was created to ensure that formerly enslaved people were recognized as citizens and had the same rights as anyone else.
The Ku Klux Klan uses violence and terror.
Cause or Effect
Cause
How did Southern states try to stop African Americans from voting?
They used unfair methods such as poll taxes (paying to vote), literacy tests (making them pass hard tests), and violent intimidation
who were the two union generals
Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman
What was Sharecropping?
A system of farming that replaced slavery, where freedmen often had to farm land and pay for the privilege with a portion of their crops.
The 14th amendment says only white people born in the US are citizens.
True or False
False: It applies all people
What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction era?
To rebuild the South and bring the Southern states back into the Union.
What was the impact of African American voters during this time?
African American men were elected to local, state, and federal government positions (including congressmen and senators) and helped build public schools.
Who were the key generals?
Key Union generals included Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman, while Robert E. Lee led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.