vocabulary
what is the term called for people who are against slavery
abolitionist
the first shots of the civil war
fort sumpter
which amendment abolished slavery
what does the term reconstruction mean
rebuild
which group of people caused fear and intimidation in the South to restrict the lives and political activities of African Americans.
kkk
what is the term called of Northerners who came to the South to take advantage of the situation
carpetbaggers
turning point of the war leading to the Union victory. Largest battle of the war. Three days and 55,000 casualties
battle of gettysberg
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Which group was created by congress to help former slaves with education.
freedmans beauru
who prompted the raid on harpers farry
john brown
explain a scalawags
(Southerners who joined the Republican Party and supported Reconstruction; traitors
what is the plan called to blockade the souths ports
anaconda plan
what did the 15th amendment do
gave AA men the right to vote
which court case allowed segregation to continue
plessy v ferguson
who was in charge of the underground railroad
harriet tubman
what were restrictive laws passed after the war but before Reconstruction
black codes
was an effort to totally defeat and discourage the South. Destroy their morale and force surrender by burning down towns etc
Shermans march to the sea
which speech influenced the 13th A
emancipation proclamation
whats it called when the south was trying to restrict the AA rights such as voting
jim crow laws
who wrote the book " uncle toms cabin"
harriet beecher stowe
what is the term called where former slaves were still poor because of sharecropping?
debt peonage
bloodiest battle
antietam
To what extent did Reconstruction succeed in expanding the rights of African Americans, and what limitations prevented these rights from being fully realized?”
answers vary
Thadddeus stevens was the head of the political party group that
who pushed for civil rights and harsh measures against former Confederates
This president was a former slave owner and against reconstruction
andrew johnson