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100
Who was assassinated just days after the end of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
100
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that forced segregation in the South
100
What was the secret society that fought against African Americans gaining equal rights?
Ku Klux Klan
100
Give 3 examples of segregation
Bathrooms, drinking fountains, transportation, schools, libraries, theaters, sports leagues, restaurant seating, etc...
100
How many military districts was the south divided into under Radical Reconstruction?
5 military districts
200
Which President was impeached during Reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson
200
Give one example of the Black Codes.
Possible answers: 1. Had little options for work besides farming/serving 2. Couldn't own guns 3. Couldn't hold public meetings
200
***DAILY DOUBLE*** Which political party was the driving force behind Radical Reconstruction in Congress?
Republicans / Radical Republicans
200
Name one way states denied African Americans the right to vote?
Possible Answers: 1. Poll Taxes 2. Grandfather clause
200
What is segregation?
The legal separation of blacks and whites in public places
300
What was Buffalo Bill known for?
His famous Wild West shows
300
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave African Americans the right to vote
300
Who were Buffalo Soldiers?
African American soldiers who protected western settlers
300
What were ex-slaves promised during reconstruction?
40 acres and a mule
300
What does it mean to impeach a President?
Charge the President with a crime
400
Who was Homer Plessy?
African American who challenged the constitutionality of segregation in the court case Plessy v. Ferguson
400
Which amendment did the south have to ratify in order to be readmitted to the union under radical reconstruction?
14th Amendment
400
Who were scalawagas?
Poor, white southerners who supported Radical Reconstruction
400
What were Black Codes?
Laws passed to limit African American freedoms in the South
400
What was one part of Lincoln's reconstruction plan?
10 percent of voters had to take a pledge of loyalty to the United States
500
Who was William F Cody?
Buffalo Bill
500
What was the Supreme Court's ruling on the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
Segregation was legal as long as blacks' facilities were the same quality as whites' (separate but equal)
500
Who were carpetbaggers?
Northerners who moved to the rebuilding South seeking wealth and power
500
What was created to help newly freed African Americans?
Freedmen's Bureau
500
What are the 3 steps to remove a President?
1. Impeach 2. Vote in Senate (need 2/3 vote) 3. Removed from office
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