What is an amendment?
An official change to an already existing law.
Who was President at the start of the war, created the 10% plan, and was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
What are Black Codes?
Any law or policy that limits the freedoms of African Americans
What is the name of the terrorist group that formed during the Reconstruction Era and targets African Americans
Ku Klux Klan, KKK
Who created the 10% Plan?
Abraham Lincoln
Which document is the supreme law of the country, establishes government, and grants citizens rights.
Constitution
Who was a key figure in fighting for equality and passing civil rights, like the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendment?
Frederick Douglass
What did the 13th amendment do?
Abolished slavery
What was the government department created to establish free schools for African Americans, provide food and medical care, and helped African Americans adjust to freedom?
Freedmens Bureau
Between Congress and Lincoln, who wanted stricter punishments for the Southern states?
Congress (Wade Davis Bill, Reconstruction Acts)
Carpetbaggers
Which person led the Confederacy during the Civil War and during Reconstruction urged Southerners to reconcile with the North?
Robert E. Lee
What did the 15th amendment do?
Granted people the right to vote regardless of race or color (women excluded)
How did sharecropping keep formerly enslaved people in debt to farm owners?
By requiring sharecroppers to pay the farm owner a portion of crops in exchange for the land and charging interest.
What does this picture represent?
Black Codes
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
The first federal law that defined US citizenship and stated all citizens are equally protected. It also allowed federal troops to go South to monitor events.
Ulysses S. Grant
Everyone born in the US is a citizen and has equal protections under the law.
Fill in the blank: In response to Southern states resisting the Federal government laws during Reconstruction, _______________ were sent to monitor the South.
military troops
What was the purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address speech?
Encourage the country to reconcile.
Use the term reconcile in a sentence.
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What is Hiram Revels known for?
First African American elected to US Senate
What are SPECIFIC examples of Black Codes?
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What is the name of the holiday that celebrates the day the last people enslaved learned about the 13th amendment?
Juneteenth
Where was Lincoln assassinated and who assassinated him?
Fords Theater, DC, John Wilkes Booth