Reconstruction Basics
This period lasted from 1865 to 1877 and aimed to rebuild the South after the Civil War.
What is Reconstruction?
This amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This system of public services was expanded to include both white and Black children.
What is public education?
This white supremacist group used violence to terrorize African Americans.
What is the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)?
This animated sponge lives in a pineapple under the sea.
Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?
This president took over after Lincoln was assassinated.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Despite some progress, freedmen were often denied this economic necessity.
What is land?
These state-level laws tried to limit African Americans’ rights in the South.
What are Black Codes?
This viral game had players guessing 5-letter words with just 6 tries.
What is Wordle?
The U.S. was trying to bring these states back into the Union.
What are the Confederate states?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This compromise effectively ended Reconstruction in 1877.
What is the Compromise of 1876?
This president’s leniency allowed many former Confederates to return to power.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This video game lets you build with blocks and survive creepers.
What is Minecraft?
This government agency helped freedmen with food, housing, education, and legal help.
What is the Freedmen’s Bureau?
This law divided the South into 5 military districts.
What is the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
This political party lost power in the South by the mid-1870s.
What is the Republican Party?
This 1871 action tried to stop the KKK but had little long-term effect.
What is federal military intervention or the Enforcement Acts?
This animated dog solves mysteries with his friends and says “Ruh-roh!”
Who is Scooby-Doo?
This was one major challenge the South faced during Reconstruction.
What is economic devastation (or rebuilding cities, lack of jobs, etc.)?
This law, passed over Johnson’s veto, granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
This is one major reason historians argue Reconstruction was ultimately a failure.
What is the return of white supremacy/racist laws (or failure to protect rights)?
White supremacists used this tactic to keep African Americans from voting.
What is voter intimidation or violence?
This green Star Wars character is small, powerful, and loves snacks in The Mandalorian.
Who is Grogu (or Baby Yoda)?