Political
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
This system replaced plantations
Sharecropping
1st Battle
Fort Sumter
Both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought to do this during Reconstruction
Allow Southern states back into the Union as quickly as possible
Which Supreme Court case set back African Americans following Reconstruction
Plessy V Ferguson
Bloodiest Battle
Battle of Antietam
Describe one way that shows how African Americans VOTING rights were limited during Reconstruction
Poll Taxes, Grandfather Clause, and Literacy Tests
Following Reconstruction Southern States saw an increase in federal representation (House of Reps and Senate) by this group
African Americans
Who was President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
What group was tasked with ensuring that African Americans were able to have access to rights following Reconstruction
Freedmens Bureau
Look at the Barrow Plantation in 1860 and compare it to the Barrow Property in 1860.
What happened when the Plantation no longer existed?
Many people moved and began to have property of their own.
Where did the Civil War end
Appomattox Courthouse (VA)
Read this excerpt from Fredrick Douglass:
Did he believe that Reconstruction went well?
He believed it did not go well for many reasons.
List the 3 Reconstruction Amendments and describe what they did.
13th -Abolished Slavery
14th- Equal protection/ Equal Rights
15th- Right to Vote for African American Men
1861-1865
April 12 1861 - April 9 1865