Black Codes/ Reconstruction
14th Amendment
Cause & Effects
15th Amendment
Union & Confederate Generals/ Presidents
200

Who created the Black Codes?

All the white southerners and legislatures

200

who made the 14th Amendment

John Bingham

200

Who was an influential person during reconstruction

Hiram Rhodes Revels

200

What was the 15th Amendment

The 15th Amendment gave voting rights to black men

200

Who Killed Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

400

The Black Codes were passed before the Civil War

True or False


False- they were passed after

400

When was the 14th amendment passed?

The 14th amendment passed in 1868, shortly after the Civil War ended.

400

The federal government initiates Reconstruction to rebuild the South. Cause or Effect 

Effect

400

What did the 15th Amendment do?

 It granted voting rights to all men regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

400

who were the two Confederate generals

Robert E Lee and Thomas/ Stonewall Jackson

600

What were the Black Codes?

The Black Codes restricted the freedom of the African Americans

600

What is the 14th Amendment?

The 14th amendment gave citizenship to all former slaves.

600

What group was known for intimidating African American voters

KKK and the Red Shirts

600

Who could vote during Reconstruction?

 All adult male citizens, including formerly enslaved African Americans, gained the right to vote. Women, however, still did not have the right to vote.

600

What was the first state to secede?

South Carolina was the first state to secede

800

What does freedmen mean?

 Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.

800

Why was the 14th amendment needed?

it was created to ensure that formerly enslaved people were recognized as citizens and had the same rights as anyone else.

800

The Ku Klux Klan uses violence and terror.

Cause or Effect

Cause

800

 How did Southern states try to stop African Americans from voting?

They used unfair methods such as poll taxes (paying to vote), literacy tests (making them pass hard tests), and violent intimidation

800

who were the two union generals

Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman

1000

What was Sharecropping?  

 A system of farming that replaced slavery, where freedmen often had to farm land and pay for the privilege with a portion of their crops.

1000

The 14th amendment says only white people born in the US are citizens.

True or False 

False: It applies all people

1000

What was the primary goal of the Reconstruction era?

 To rebuild the South and bring the Southern states back into the Union.

1000

What was the impact of African American voters during this time?

 African American men were elected to local, state, and federal government positions (including congressmen and senators) and helped build public schools.

1000

Who were the key generals?

Key Union generals included Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman, while Robert E. Lee led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.