Reconstruction 1
What was the Grandfather Clause?
A clause on the 15th Amendment that prevented anyone who's father or grandfather that had not voted before 1857 from voting
Abolished slavery
13th Amendment
Who was President of the United States immediately after the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What play was President Lincoln attending when he was assassinated?
"Our American Cousin"
15th Amendment
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What law prevented African American men from owning land, guns, voting, and fair job opportunities?
Black Codes
Guaranteed citizenship to freed slaves
14th Amendment
Who was Mary Todd Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln's wife
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
An organization that built schools and hospitals for freed slaves
Was fought against with poll taxes, violence, and the grandfather clause
15th Amendment
What was John Wilkes Booth's profession?
A stage actor
What was sharecropping?
Granted all citizens "equal protection"
14th Amendment
Who took over as President after Lincoln was assassinated?
Andrew Johnson