Vocab
the period after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union.
Reconstruction
the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law
Civil Rights
All of these were included in President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan except:
-cancellation of war debts.
- guarantee of voting rights for freedmen
- new state constitutions for Confederate states.
- ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment.
guarantee of voting rights
How many days are there in Lent?
40
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color or because the person was once enslaved.
15th Amendment
Why did Southern Democrats pass Jim Crow laws?
to separate African Americans and whites in public life
What color vestments does the priest wear during Lent?
purple
an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help protect newly freed black Americans.
Freedmen's Bureau
laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War.
Jim Crow Laws
Southern segregation pushed African Americans to move. What pulled them to other parts of the country?
- A promise of free land
- the promise of free education
- The hope of better opportunities
- The hope of political opportunities
The hope of better opportunities
What prayer of the Mass is omitted during Lent?
The Gloria
a change to the Constitution ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all individuals equal protection of the law.
14th Amendment
forgiveness for past offenses
Amnesty
Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen's Bureau?
- education opportunities
- land distribution
- job security
- educational opportunities
What snack originated during Lent because it contains only flour, water and salt?
pretzel
laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
black codes
from this famous court case the Supreme Court ruled that separate facilities, as long as they were equal, did not violate the Constitution.
What did Congress hope the Enforcement Acts would prevent?
attempts to keep people from voting
What word is never said or sung during Lent?
Alleluia