Amendments
What is an Amendment
A change to the constitution
What president is the Lincoln Plan named after
Lincoln
What problems were encountered by the Freedman’s Bureau
Bureau was Underfunded and understaffed which limited their effectiveness.
What was the black codes?
Attempt to use the power of the local government to oppress recently freed former slaves, limit their rights and freedoms, and keep the Black population acting as a cheap labor force for white land owners.
What does the 13th Amendment do
outlaws slavery
What were the three plans for Reconstruction?
The Lincoln Plan, The Johnson Plan, The “Radical Republican”/Congressional Plan
What government agency opened schools for African Americans during the reconstruction era
Freedman's Bureau
What loopholes did the south use to stop Black Americans exercising their right to vote?
Grandfather clause, literacy tests, poll tax
what does the 14th Amendment do
All citizens are equal under law
Which Reconstruction Plan called for punishing all former Confederates?
Radical Republican/Congressional
True or false: Many black Americans were elected to local, state, and national positions in Southern states during reconstruction?
true
Which white supremist group used intimidation and violence to stop recently freed blacks from exercising their new found rights and freedoms?
KKK
What does 15th Amendment do
ban racial discrimination in voting
Which two plans called for Pardoning most former Confederates?
The Lincoln Plan and the Johnson Plan
Who was the first black American elected to the US Congress
Hiram Revels; represented Mississippi from 1870 to 1871
What was sharecropping
System keeping farmers in a cycle of poverty
What year was the 15th Amendment added to the constitution
1870
Which plan was the only one that did not include giving Black Americans the right to vote?
The Johnson Plan
What year was the freedman's bureau founded
1865
Name a freedom that black codes restricted
answers many carry