Vocabulary
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Reconstruction
Post-Reconstruction
100
The period of time after the Civil War, 1865-1877, in which the southern states are readmitted and controlled by the federal government
What is the Reconstruction Era?
100
This president was assassinated almost immediately after the Civil War.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Reconstruction took place between these years.
What is 1865-1877?
100
A personal tax to be paid before voting
What is a poll tax?
200
Laborers who work on borrowed land for a farmer in exchange for a portion of the crop.
Who are sharecroppers?
200
This man became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
200
This office was responsible for helping black Americans get food, shelter, and jobs after they were freed.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
200
A test someone must take and pass to prove they are literate in order to vote
What is a literacy test?
300
Racial segregation laws put in place after the Reconstruction.
What are Jim Crow laws?
300
This group of people is responsible for passing the 13th and 14th amendment.
Who are the Radical Republicans?
300
There were five of these made up of southern states during Reconstruction.
What are military districts?
300
Laws passed in the south shortly after the Civil War that limited newly freed slaves freedom
What are Black Codes?
400
Post-Civil War politicians who supported strict treatment of southern states and political/social freedom for black Americans.
Who are Radical Republicans?
400
This group of people are responsible for creating 'Black Codes'
Who are southern democrats?
400
This amendment gave black Americans citizenshop
What is the 14th amendment?
400
A rule stating that if you had a father or grandfather that could vote before the 15th amendment, you could avoid a literacy test.
What is the Grandfather Clause?
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