Abraham Lincoln
Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th)
Black Codes
Freedman's Bureau
Vocabulary
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Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
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what amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
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What were Black Codes?
It was a harsh law that passed in most southern states.
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What was Freedmen's Bureau for?
It was for poor black and white people.
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What is the definition of Assassination?
The murder of an important leader
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Where was President Lincoln assassinated?
He was assassinated in Ford's theater in Washington D.C.
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What amendment gave citizen right to vote?
15th Amendment
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Why did Black Codes exist?
To limit the African American's rights
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What was Freedmen's Bureau for?
It was for poor black and white people.
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What is the definition of Freedman's Bureau?
An organization that provided food, clothing, medical care and legal advice to poor blacks and whites
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How was he assassinated?
He got shot in the back of his head.
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What Amendment protects rights of US citizen?
14th Amendment
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What did Black Codes limit?
Of traveling, vote and work in certain jobs.
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How did Freedmen's Bureau help African American?
It helped African American to get the same rights as the rich white men.
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What is the definition of Sharecropping?
A system in which landowner let the poor farmers use small areas of their land, and in return, the farmers shared the landowners their crops
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Where was policeman who guarded President Lincoln?
He was known to sit in the bar, drinking alcohol.
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Why did the congress make these {13th, 14th and 15th} amendment?
To protect African American rights
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Were Radical republicans in Congress happy about Black Codes?
No
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What did Freedmen's Bureau provide?
They provided food, clothing, medical care and legal advice.
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What is the definition of Reconstruction?
The period when the south rejoined the Union **(When the Reconstruction has the first letter capitalized, it means that)
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What was President Lincoln planning for the South?
He didn't wanted to punish the South for rebellion, but wanted them to rejoin the Union.
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When was 13th, 14th and 15th amendments made?
13th Amendment {December 6th, 1865} 14th Amendment {July 9th, 1868} 15th Amendment {February 3rd, 1870}
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How many states passed Black Codes?
9 states
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What was another name for Freedman's Bureau?
They were also called Bureau of Refugees, Freedman or Abandoned Bureau.
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What is the definition of Impeach?
To charge a government in official with a crime
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