The U.S. in 1865
Who was president when the Civil War ended in 1865?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the name of the period when the nation worked to reunite after the Civil War?
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
Which amendment permanently abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
Why did the 14th Amendment matter beyond ending slavery?
It established citizenship for people born in the United States and required equal protection under the law.
Which president established the Department of Justice to investigate violence against African Americans?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the main issue that caused the Civil War and divided the nation?
Slavery and its expansion
Under Lincoln’s plan, what percentage of a Confederate state’s voters had to swear loyalty before the state could rejoin the Union?
10%
Which amendment established birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law?
14th Amendment
What 1866 law defined U.S. citizenship and extended equal rights regardless of race?
Civil Rights Act of 1866
President Grant used federal troops and supervised elections during Reconstruction to protect what right for African Americans?
Their right to vote.
Which Civil War leader became president during Reconstruction and later worked to enforce Reconstruction laws?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which president’s plan gave amnesty and restored property to white Southerners who swore loyalty to the Union?
Andrew Johnson
Which amendment protected citizens’ right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
15th Amendment
Name one type of support the Freedmen’s Bureau provided.
Food, clothing, medicine, help reuniting families, or schools
Who was the first African American U.S. senator, elected during Reconstruction?
Hiram Revels
Which formerly enslaved abolitionist continued fighting for Black rights and freedom after slavery ended?
Frederick Douglass
What did the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 create in the South while states worked to meet reunification requirements?
Military districts
This Reconstruction amendment did not simply free people or grant them citizenship.... it made it illegal for states to deny any person equal protection under the law. What amendment is it?
The 14th Amendment.
What government organization provided aid to formerly enslaved people after the Civil War?
Freedmen’s Bureau
What did the Reconstruction Acts require Southern states to protect before rejoining the Union?
African Americans’ rights and property.
This person was known for advocating for African Americans’ rights, freedom, and equality.
Frederick Douglass
How did the Wade-Davis Bill differ from Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan?
It required 50%
Which Reconstruction Amendment would you use to support the idea that states must treat citizens fairly under the law?
14th Amendment
violent white supremacist group that used threats, violence, and intimidation to keep African Americans from voting, holding office, and exercising their rights.
The Ku klux klan ( The KKK)
Why did the federal government need to continue enforcing Reconstruction laws after the amendments passed?
Many Southern states and individuals resisted African Americans’ new rights