Amendments
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This group terrorized black people in the South, and was founded during Reconstruction
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
This man was the U.S. President throughout the U.S. Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
The Civil War ended in this year
What is 1865?
This political party was the party of the South, and opposed Reconstruction
Democratic Party
This amendment abolished (ended) slavery
13th
A farming system in the South after the Civil War where poor farmers (often freedmen) rented land from landowners. Instead of paying rent with money, they gave the landowner a “share” of the crops they grew.
Sharecropping
This man was president after Lincoln, and is known for pardoning almost all Confederates
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This was the name of the new country the Southern states tried to establish
The Confederate States of America
This political party was the party of the North and Lincoln, and was in favor of Reconstruction (but to varying extents)
Republican Party
This amendment granted black men the right to vote
15th amendment
This plan, enacted by General Sherman, was supposed to guarantee land to freed slaves
40 Acres and a Mule
These men were in favor of total punishment of Confederates and equal rights for freed slaves
Who were the Radical Republicans?
This proclamation freed all slaves held in Southern states that were in rebellion
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
This 1876 presidential candidate won the popular vote but lost after a disputed Electoral College count.
Samuel Tilden
This amendment provided equal protection under the law for all, regardless of race
14th amendment
Black Codes
This man was a great Union general, and served as President for the final 8 years of Reconstruction
Ulysses S. Grant
This battle in southern Pennsylvania was the turning point of the war
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Reconstruction ended in this year
1877
How many states are required to pass an amendment to the Constitution?
3/4 (or 38 out of 50)
This government agency was established to help ex-slaves become successful members of society
The Freedman's Bureau
This man assassinated Abraham Lincoln, changing the course of what Reconstruction could have looked like
John Wilkes Booth
This battlefield was where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War
Appomattox
This man was elected President in 1876, which signified the end of Reconstruction
Rutherford B. Hayes