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Which of these is an example of a Black Code enforced in the South?
A. African Americans were prohibited from testifying against whites.
B. African Americans were required to attend trade schools
C. Employers were required to pay workers the same wages regardless of race.
D. Universities were prohibited from segregating classes on the basis of race.
African Americans were prohibited from testifying against whites.
Who led the famous March to the Sea that burned most cities in Georgia and parts of South Carolina to the ground?
General William T. Sherman
This individual, born into slavery, led a crew of enslaved sailors in a daring move in which they delivered a large cotton-hauling ship called The Planter to the Union navy as a gift.
Robert Smalls
This was a label by Southerners for white Southerners who cooperated with Reconstruction.
Scalawags
why do you think South Carolina had the largest number of Black officeholders of any state during Reconstruction.
South Carolina had a Black majority of people living in the state during Reconstruction.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at
Fort Sumter
How many states seceded to form the Confederacy?
11
This abolished slavery across the country.
The 13th Amendment
This granted voting rights to all male citizens regardless of "race, color or previous condition of servitude."
What kind of laws and policies do you think the African American officeholders focused on passing while representing South Carolina?
They focused much of their attention on promoting racial equality.
Why was the Hunley significant?
It was the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel.
Why did Congressional Republicans impeach President Andrew Johnson?
They feared his vetoes would undermine military Reconstruction.
This was a label by Southerners for white Northerners who came south during Reconstruction.
Carpetbaggers
the formal process where congress brings charges against a high-ranking government official for serious misconduct
What was the anaconda plan during the Civil War?
the Union's strategy in the Civil War to "squeeze" the Confederacy by blockading them from the east, west, and south.
The primary goal of the Freedmen's Bureau was to...
protect and help freedpeople in the South.
South Carolina's decision to secede from the Union resulted from the..
outcome of the election of 1860
This forbade states from making or enforcing laws that "deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;" nor deny to any person.. the equal protection of the laws."
How do these 2 vocabulary terms connect to one another in reference to Unit 5?
Freedpeople & Racism
newly freed enslaved people were commonly referred to as "freedmen," but today we use the more gender-neutral term *free people.* Despite their freedom, many freedpeople still continued to experience discrimination based upon their race, or racism, in both the North and the South.
How do these 2 vocabulary terms connect to one another in reference to Unit 5?
Provisional & Martial Law:
Provisional governments were temporary state governments set up in the South to rebuild and restore order after the Civil War. When these governments failed to protect freedpeople and stop violence, Congress placed Southern states under martial law, meaning the military took control and normal laws were suspended. Union soldiers were then used to enforce laws and protect African Americans.
One result of the Compromise of 1877 was the
withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
African Americans celebrated a "day of Jubilee" when the
13th Amendment was ratified.
This person, born into slavery, was both a volunteer and a spy for the Union and led hundreds to freedom in the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
How do these 2 vocabulary terms connect to one another in reference to Unit 5?
Civil Rights & Lynching
Although new civil rights laws were passed to make freedpeople equal under the law, many white Southerners resisted these changes. Groups like the Ku Klux Klan used lynching and other acts of violence to terrorize African Americans and stop them from voting or exercising their rights. Instead of being protected, freedpeople were often punished or killed without a fair trial simply because of their race.
Essential Question: How did the Civil War and Reconstruction change South Carolina and the nation?
The Civil War and Reconstruction changed South Carolina and the nation by ending slavery and redefining freedom and citizenship. South Carolina’s economy and society were rebuilt as formerly enslaved people gained legal rights, though they faced violence, racism, and resistance. At the national level, new constitutional amendments strengthened the federal government and made civil rights a foundation of American law.