Reconstruction 1
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Poor people from the North who moved to the South to find jobs were called
carpetbaggers
What Southerners called other Southerners who worked for Northerners
Scalawags
What term defines the enforcement of separating races
Segregation
Why did the South need to be rebuilt after the Civil War?
Many cities and farms were destroyed during the war
What was the name given to a laborer who worked the land for the farmer who owned it, in exchange for a share of the CROPS?
Sharecropper
What was the 14th amendment?
Anyone born in the United States is a citizen
This started as a Confederate social club and later became a violent terrorist organization whose purpose was to deny African Americans their constitutional rights.
Klu Klux Klan
Who was the first Black American to be the president of a college?
Daniel Payne
Name one problem the South faced after the Civil War.
The South had destroyed cities, damaged farms, and very little money after the war.
A gift of money or favor to cause someone to make a decision
Bribe
Did Abraham Lincoln live to see his plan of Reconstruction implemented in the South?
No
What does the 15th Amendment guarantee?
It allows all men to vote regardless of their race or if they were former slaves
Who drew pictures making fun of corrupt people?
Thomas Nast
Why did some people in the South resist Reconstruction?
Some Southerners resisted because they were unhappy about losing the war and did not want changes that gave equal rights to freedmen.
What is the term that describes forced labor without pay?
Slavery
What was the purpose of The Freedmans Bureau?
Established schools, provided jobs, healthcare, food, clothing, and legal assistance to newly freed slaves in the South
Who took over for President Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
Who shot Abraham Lincoln, and what happened to him?
John Wilkes Booth and he was captured and killed
How did Reconstruction try to help formerly enslaved people?
Reconstruction helped by ending slavery, giving citizenship and voting rights, and creating the Freedmen’s Bureau to provide food, schools, and jobs.
How many military districts in the South were established with the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
5
Why did sharecropping lead to a cycle of poverty?
the sharecroppers often owed more than they had earned and had no choice but to offer the landlord a greater percentage of next years crop
To murder someone of political importance is called what?
Assassinate
Define Society
A group people who live and work together and have similar values and beliefs
Why were the 14th and 15th Amendments important?
The 14th Amendment gave citizenship and equal rights under the law, and the 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote.