African American Treatment Post Slavery
Laws that treated black Americans like slaves
The Black Codes
Famous Nez Perce leader
Chief Joseph
How many districts was the South divided into by the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
5
to make an accusation against someone in authority
impeach
Immigrants, easterners, and black men were allowed to participate in what profession?
cowboy
Have to have permission to preach
Could not rent or buy property
Could not have a farm
Examples of Black Codes
What prompted Indian raids on mining camps and wagon trains?
Prospectors and settlers trespassed, hunting on their land
Who enforced the laws in each district?
The Army
treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors
How would a cowboy identify his cattle?
By the brand
Ensured black Americans were included as citizens who could vote.
14th Amendment
Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chicksaw, Seminole
The "Five Civilized Tribes"
New State Constitutions
Majority of voters had to approve
States had to ratify the 14th Amendment
Reconstruction Act requirements
Impeachment does not remove the President from _____.
Office
The person in charge of the cattle drive
trail boss
This did not allow states to deny black people the right to vote.
15th Amendment
They could read, wrote Constitutions, and adopted Christianity.
Characteristics of the Five Civilized Tribes
When all three requirements were met what happened?
The Army left.
What happens after the impeachment of the President by the House?
A trial takes place in Senate
What helped the cowboys transport cattle?
The railroad
To separate people from the rest of society because of differences such as skin color or religion
Segregate
An area designated for a specific tribe of Native Americans
Reservations
Why did Johnson oppose Reconstruction?
He did not want to give black Americans the vote.
What happens if the Senate votes to impeach?
The President is removed from office.
How did an inventor change the way beef was shipped?
Refrigerated freight cars