Amendments
Plans
Reconstruction Vocab
Civil Rights
100
This amendment stated that all slaves were free!
What is the 13th Amendment.
100
This person wanted to continue Lincoln's 10% plan but also wanted to humiliate the rich southerners and make them respect his power and authority.
Who is Andrew Johnson.
100
These were unfair laws against African Americans during Reconstruction.
What are Black Codes
100
This word means the separation of people based on race or religion.
What is Segregation.
200
This Amendment gave all African American Men the right to vote.
What is 15th Amendment.
200
This group was willing to end the war quickly and adopt the new amendments but had no intentions of changing their ways and thinking towards other groups of people.
What is the South.
200
This word means that you owe money, goods or services to someone.
What is debt.
200
This word means the unfair difference in treatment based on a persons skin color.
What is discrimination.
300
This amendment said that you could not deny citizenship to anyone based on race.
What is the 14th Amendment.
300
This group of people worked hard to ensure the African Americans were truly free and granted all the rights they deserved.
What is the Radical Republican Group.
300
These were Northerners who moved South after the war looking for new business opportunities.
What is carpet baggers
300
Plessy vs. Ferguson stated that separate but equal schools were _________________.
What is constitutional. (Meaning by law it was allowed because they were both receiving EQUAL rights)
400
This amendment stated that you cannot have your rights and citizenship taken away without a fair and speedy trial.
What is the 14th Amendment.
400
This person's plan was to finish the war quickly and reunite the nation with ease.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
400
This was a system in which African Americans or poor white farmers could rent land from plantation owners in exchange for a share of the crop.
What is share cropping.
400
Southerners made voting difficult for African Americans by creating these two requirements.
What is Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests
500
If I wanted to take away your rights and citizenship I have to prove you are guilty of a crime and bring you to court for a quick and speedy trial. This is called:________________.
What is Due Process.
500
This group's main goal was to reunite with their families, gain equal citizenship and establish churches, schools and homes.
Who are African Americans.
500
These were poor white southerners who sided with the Republican Party to help get equal rights for African Americans.
What is Scalawags.
500
This group of White Southerners believed they were better than all African Americans. This group used violence and scare tatics to keep African Americans from voting and enjoying their freedoms.
What is the Ku Klux Klan
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