Men of Honor
Reconstruction Policies
Amendments
End of Reconstruction (Difficult!)
100

The first African American U.S. Senator. 

Who is Hiram Revels? 

100

This group of soldiers supervised the Southern states. 

What are federal troops/Northern soldiers? 

100

The mnemonic device following 13, 14, 15...

What is SUV?

100

Reconstruction ended in this year with a compromise. 

What is 1877?

200

This President gave the Gettysburg Address, promising a new birth of freedom. 

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

200

The nickname given to this person, who wanted to help Freed Black Americans. 

What is a carperbagger? 

200

This amendment guarantees the right to vote for all male citizens, regardless of race. 

What is the 15th Amendment? 

200

Reconstruction ended in 1877 as a result of a compromise over the outcome of the election of 1876, leading to these people being removed from the South. 

What are federal troops? 

300

This former slave spoke against Black Codes and supported civil liberties for all. 

Who is Frederick Douglass?

300

This organization provided food, clothing, healthcare and education for people in the South during Reconstruction. 

What is the Freedmen’s Bureau?

300

This amendment bans slavery. 

What is the 13th Amendment? 

300

Rights that African Americans had gained were lost through these laws. 

What are Jim Crow Laws or Black Codes?

400

This Confederate General wanted Southerners to reconcile with Northerners and reunite as Americans. 

Who is Robert E. Lee? 

400

Southern states adopted these codes to limit freedoms of the former slaves. 

What are Black Codes?

400

This amendment guarantees everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen and has equal protection of the law. 

What is the 14th Amendment?

400

This President won the presidential election of 1876. 

Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?

500

He was considered a hero after the Civil War, and fought for rights for Black Americans. 

Who is Ulysses S. Grant? 

500

After the Civil War, this group of rebel leaders were barred from being elected for public office. 

What are Confederate leaders?

500

This leader supported amendments that gave voting rights to Black men. 

Who is Frederick Douglass? 

500

After the Compromise of 1877, this group of people faced racial violence since U.S. troops were removed. 

Who are Black Freedmen?

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