Post Civil War
This government agency was created after the Civil War to help formerly enslaved people with food, education, and other basic needs.
The Freedmen’s Bureau
What was the period after the Civil War called when the United States worked to rebuild the South?
Reconstruction Era
Which amendment ended slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What was the farming system where workers rented land and paid the owner with a share of the crops?
Sharecropping
What were laws in the South after the Civil War that limited the rights of African Americans called?
Black Codes
Name one type of help the Freedmen’s Bureau provided to freed African Americans.
Schools, hospitals, food, housing, or legal assistance (any one)
Which president created a plan for Reconstruction that was very forgiving to the Southern states and offered amnesty to many former Confederates?
Andrew Johnson
Which amendment gave African Americans the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment
What type of farming allowed farmers to rent land and pay the landowner with money instead of crops?
Tenant Farming
What were the laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction called?
Jim Crow Laws
Many historically Black colleges (HBCUs) were started after the Civil War. How did the Freedmen’s Bureau help them?
It gave support or money to help start schools for African Americans
Which president became president after Lincoln and also favored a lenient Reconstruction plan that allowed Southern states to rejoin the Union quickly?
Andrew Johnson
What name is given to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments because they were passed to rebuild the nation after the Civil War?
The Reconstruction Amendments
After which major war did sharecropping and tenant farming become common in the Southern United States?
The Civil War
What secret organization was formed after the Civil War to terrorize African Americans and prevent them from voting?
KKK
Why was the work of the Freedmen’s Bureau important even though it lasted only a few years?
It provided essential education, medical care, housing, and legal help, laying the foundation for African American communities and schools like HBCUs, despite resistance from the South.
Which group in Congress wanted a stricter Reconstruction plan, including protecting the rights of African Americans and punishing former Confederates?
The Radical Republicans
What major right does the 14th Amendment protect by requiring states to treat people fairly under the law?
Equal protection under the law
Why did many formerly enslaved people enter sharecropping after the Civil War?
They lacked money, land, and supplies to farm on their own.
How did Jim Crow laws affect African Americans in schools, transportation, and public places?
They forced racial segregation, keeping African Americans and white people separate.
How did the Freedmen’s Bureau help African Americans become more independent after slavery ended?
It provided education, jobs, housing, and legal help so African Americans could support themselves and gain more freedom
What was one major difference between Lincoln’s/Johnson’s Reconstruction plans and the Radical Republicans’ plan?
Lincoln and Johnson were lenient toward the South, while Radical Republicans wanted strict rules, military oversight, and protections for freed African Americans.
All three amendments were passed after which major event in U.S. history?
The U.S. Civil War
What was one major problem with sharecropping that kept many farmers in poverty?
Generational Debt - often caused by high interest rates and unfair contracts.
Why were Black Codes and Jim Crow laws created even after the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed?
To maintain white control and limit African Americans’ freedoms, despite constitutional protections.