Facts
Facts
Facts
Facts
Facts
100
Ku Klux Klan
What is the terrorist group which targeted blacks, Jews, and Catholics?
100
Freedmen
What is the name given to former slaves after the war.
100
Reconstruction and Dates
What is the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War? Dates- 1865-1877
100
First state to rejoin the Union
What is Tennessee
100
Know the Four Plans for Reconstruction (Chart)
Know the Four Plans for Reconstruction (Chart)
200
Edmund Ross
Who is the one person who refused to vote against the conviction of Andrew Johnson/ took a tremendous amount of courage, but he single handedly saved the presidency.
200
Jim Crow Laws
What are laws which promoted segregation/ examples- separate hospitals, water fountains, restaurants, etc.
200
Thomas Nast
Who is one of the most famous political cartoonists of all time/ Helped to bring down Tweed Ring in New York.
200
Boss Tweed
Who is head of a political machine in New York City in the 1860s and 1870s/ totally corrupt/ Controlled the politicians and almost bankrupt New York City.
200
Presidents during Reconstruction
Who are Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant?
300
Freedmen's Bureau
What is the organization established by the government to assist former slaves and poor whites after the Civil War/ It established schools, gave medical aid, etc.
300
Sharecroppers
What are poor blacks who worked for farmers in the South after the war/ they were supposed to get a share of the prophit, but it rarely happened (New form of slavery)
300
Scalawags
What are Southerners who cooperated with northern officials who were in the South after the Civil War/ Most famous was James Longstreet
300
Carpetbaggers
What are people from the North who came down from the South to take advantage of Southerners/ known for their large suitcases made from carpet/ Southerners hated them
300
Impeachment
It is to accuse, not convict, a public official of wrongdoing. Judge- Chief Justice Jury- Senate
400
Black Codes
What are laws established by whites in the South which prevented blacks from having rights/ Some were- 1.Blacks were prevented from voting by threats and intimidation, 2. Blacks couldn't testify against whites or serve on juries, 3. Blacks could only hold certain jobs.
400
Black Restrictions- Poll Tax, Grandfather Clause, and Literacy Test
Poll Tax- Blacks had to pay a fee to be able to vote Grandfather Clause- Said that blacks could vote if their father or grandfather had been able to vote before Jan. 1, 1867 Literacy Test- Blacks had to be able to read and explain a difficult reading, usually a state constitution
400
13th, 14th, and 15th Admendments
13th- Abolished slavery 14th- All people's citizenship rights would be protected under the law/ no one could be deprived of live or liberties without due process of the law 15th- All males could vote exept Indians on reservations
400
Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stephens
Charles Sumner- Radical Republican who was mean/ was beaten up by Preston Brooks and was invalid for 3 years because of beating/ wanted revenge on the South/ worked tirelessly for civil rights. Thaddeus Stevens- Radical Republican who was mean/ wanted revenge on the South/ worked tirelessly for civil rights.
400
Reasons for President Johnson's impeachment
He didn't agree with the Radical Republicans/ fired Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, which violated the Tenure of Office Act (Congress could only fire a cabinet member)/ He was not convicted by one vote. Sig- power of presidency was kept intact- the whole thing was set-up by Congress to get rid of Johnson.
500
Compromise of 1877
What is the compromise which ended Reconstruction/ After the disputed Election of 1876, the South would only accept Rutherford B. Hayes as president if all Union soldiers were pulled out of the South. Sig.- In times of confusion and crisis, the U.S. government could change hands in a non-violent way.
500
Credit Mobilier
What is the scandal which happened during President Grant's administration involving the building of railroads/ Many congressmen profited from this company illegally/ Congressmen tried to block investigation
500
Plessy v. Ferguson
What is the court case in which Harold Plessy, a black man, sued to be able to travel in a whites only railroad car/ The case went all the way to the Supreme Court/ 1896/ Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal as long as it was equal.
500
Brown v. Topeka
What is Supreme Court case in 1954/ a black man sued for the right to send his daughter to an all-white school so she could get better equipment, facilities, etc. for her education/ he won in Supreme Court and segregation was made illegal.
500
Election of 1876
What is the disputed election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tiden/ Tiden apeared to be the winner, but Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina each sent in two results/ Had to appoint special commission to resolve election/ Hayes won even though he recieved less popular votes/ Awarded all 20 disputed electoral votes to Hayes.
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