Something About Presidents
Who took over as president of the United States after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
Vice President Andrew Johnson
Where was most of the racism happening? (North or South)
South
What did the 14th amendment state?
Anyone born in the United States of America is a citizen and is granted citizen's rights.
Freedmen
Former slaves
How was Abraham Lincoln handling Reconstruction?
a) Favored the North
b) Favored the South
C) Balanced
C) Balanced
What is the name of the group that believed White people were superior and were violent towards non-whites?
KKK (Ku Klux Klan)
What did the 13th amendment state?
That all slaves were freed.
Slavery was officially unconstitutional.
Segregation
Separating races (People of Color/Whites) in public areas. (Schools, stores, transportation, etc.)
Andrew Johnson used to be a ______________. How did this affect his presidency?
Slaveholder/Slaveowner. He was nicer towards the South.
What are the TWO things that the South made freedmen do to vote?
Poll Tax - Made them pay to vote.
Literacy Test - Test to see if someone can read in order to vote. If they failed, they could NOT vote.
What did the 15th amendment state?
It granted freedmen the right to vote.
Sharecropper
Person who rents land and supplies from another and farms the land in exchange for crops.
Abraham Lincoln started a program/organization called ___________ ____________. What was the purpose of this program?
Freedman's Bureau - Provide an education, food & water, and additional assistance (getting a job) to freedmen (former slaves).
What are Black Codes?
Southern laws that limited the rights of African Americans after the Civil War.
What document are the amendments found in?
The Constitution
Carpetbagger
A mean name Southerners gave Northerners who wanted to gain money in the South after the Civil War.