Reconstruction
A southern law requiring African Americans to pay a fee in order to vote
Poll Tax
A terrorist organization that used fear, intimidation and violence in an attempt to prevent African Americans from accessing their Constitutional rights.
Ku Klux Klan
Which TN Constitution made segregation legal?
1870
All 3 of the grand divisions joined what army for the civil war
Confederate Army
In which battle did 1/3 of soldiers die?
Battle of Stones River
Laws that created separate facilities based on race.
Jim Crow Laws
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Name given to the newly freed slaves.
Freedmen
What does the 13th amendment do?
Abolish Slavery
Which grand division contains the capitol?
Middle TN
The bloodiest Civil War battle in TN.
The Battle of Stones River
Which organization provided food, clothes and other necessities for freedmen after the war?
Freedmens Bureau
When an area is ruled by military force rather than police force.
Martial Law
What did the 15th amendment do?
Gave ALL men the right to Vote
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The stars on the TN flag represent what?
Grand divisions
This battle opened the door for Union troops to invade the capital
Battle at Fort Donelson
Why was the poll tax put into place?
To keep poor black freedmen from voting
A school in Nashville that was exclusively for newly freed slaves.
Fisk University
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What does the 14th amendment do?
Everyone can be citizens (including blacks)
This section of TN needed slaves for daily life
West TN
The Union won this battle with the help of the Colored Infantry.
Battle of Nashville
Southern states adopted these codes as a means of restricting the freedmen from exercising their full citizenship rights.
Organization created by President Lincoln that helped newly freed slaves and those affected by the Civil War.
Freedman's Bureau
Name 3 things that are required in order to vote in 1870
Be a man, be 21+, pay a poll tax, live in TN for a year, Be a citizen of TN
This section of TN voted strongly against slavery.
East TN
After this battle, union troops had control over all of Tennessee.
Battle of Nashville