Lincolns Assassination
This president was shot at Ford’s Theater.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The years Reconstruction lasted.
1865–1877
What organization was formed to help formerly enslaved people with food, schools, and medical help?
Freedmen's Bureau
What new system did Alabama create during Reconstruction?
Public School System
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?
The Appomattox Court House
The man who shot Lincoln.
Who was John Wilkes Booth
Name one goal of Reconstruction.
Rebuild the South / Bring Southern states back into the Union / Give rights to formerly enslaved people
What secret group used violence and fear against African Americans?
KKK - KU Klux Klan
Which organization helped Alabama build schools?
Freedmen's Bureau
Who was the president when the Civil War ended?
Abraham Lincoln
The phrase Booth yelled after shooting Lincoln.
What was "Sic Simper Tyrannus"
Which amendment freed enslaved people?
13th Amendment
What farming system kept many people poor after the Civil War?
Sharecropping
What important document did Alabama have to rewrite?
The state constitution
What was the final battle that decided the war?
Gettysburg
The vice president who became the 17th president.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Which amendment gave citizenship to formerly enslaved people?
14th Amendment
What happened in 1877 that ended Reconstruction?
Federal Troops left the south.
How many tries did it take Alabama before the federal government approved the constitution?
3
Who was the famous man that was present at the start and end of the civil war
Willimar McClean
Booth’s goal in assassinating Lincoln.
What was for the south to rise again?
Which amendment allowed men to vote regardless of race?
15th Amendment
What laws were later created to separate Black and White people?
Jim Crow or Segregation
Who was the first African American to serve in the Alabama government?
Benjamin F Royal
How many votes did the 13th amendment win by?
3