Reconstruction Era Jeopardy

Presidents

100

This man is the 16th president

Who is Abraham Lincoln

200

This man was president at the end of the Reconstruction Era

Who is Rutherford B. Hayes

300

This president took over for Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated and was one vote away from being impeached after battling with congress

Who is Andrew Johnson

400

This president won the election of 1866 after being elected as part of The Compromise of 1877 

Rutherford Hayes

Reconstruction Plans

100

This plan was supported by Radical Republicans and was considered the harshest plan as it was favored by those that felt the Confederacy should pay for their crimes

Wade-Davis Plan 

200

This plan was conidered the simplest path for southern states to rejoin the Union. 

Ten Percent Plan 

300

This marked the end of the Reconstruction Era

The Compromise of 1877

Laws and Government

100

These are laws passed in Southern states that restricted travel and other activities of freed slaves

What are Black Codes

200

This was organized to help ex-slaves with food, medical care, resettlement, and education

What is Freedmen's Bureau

Amendments

100

This amendment provided equal protection to all men, defined all people born in the US as citizens, and made state laws subject to federal court review. 

What is the 14th amendment

200

This amendment gave voting rights to all men regardless of race

The 15th amendment 

300

This amendment prohibits slavery in the United States

What is the 13th amendment