13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished...
Slavery
If you are born in the United States, you are a citizen (Birthright citizenship)
According to the 15th Amendment, the right to vote shall not be denied on the basis of...
Which agricultural job was essentially the only one available to freedpeople after the end of the Civil War?
Sharecropping
Which social institution became the center of Black life in the Reconstruction south?
The church
What was the loophole included in the 13th Amendment?
Slavery could still be used as a form of punishment
Other than birthright citizenship, what other protections are included in Section 1 of the 14th Amendment?
What was the (temporary) impact on the makeup of elected legislatures?
Thousands of black representatives were elected at all levels of government
True or False: Sharecropping represented a significant improvement in the lives of previously enslaved people. Explain your answer.
False: Still tied to the land, consistent debt, unable to build wealth
Which government agency, which existed from 1865-1870, provided aid to freedpeople, especially in terms of education and healthcare?
Freedman's Bureau
What did southern governments pass in response to the 13th Amendment?
Black Codes
What major political advancement did the 14th Amendment notably NOT include?
Voting Rights for African-Americans
Which group continued to be denied the vote even after the passage of the 15th?
Women
Sharecroppers paid a percentage of their crop yield to the landowner
Domestic terrorist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan attempted to use intimidation tactics to prevent...
Black voting
Give one example of a type of crime included in Black Codes
Traveling without papers, obscenity laws, curfew violations, vagrancy, petty theft, etc
Which wing of the Republican Party pushed for the Reconstruction amendments?
Radical Republicans
Black voters overwhelmingly supported the _________ Party during Reconstruction
Republican
What is the term for white northerners who sought to gain economic advantage by investing in southern business or running for office in the South?
Carpetbaggers
Name and define a tactic used by organizations like the Ku Klux Klan to intimidate Black voters
Lynching, Arson, etc.
Why was there a push for a federal amendment instead of allowing states to enforce abolition?
Southern states would not enforce abolition
Which US President opposed Reconstruction reforms of the Radical wing of the Republican Party and was eventually impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Poll Tax, Literacy Test, Grandfather Clause
What is the derogatory term for white southerners who supported the Republican Party and Reconstruction policy?
Scalawags
What was the name given to southern governments that re-established white supremacy at the end of Reconstruction?