Miscellaneous
According to Mark Twain in "Life on the Mississippi" How often did people in the north mention The Civil War?
Once a week or once a month, only as a subject for social conversation.
According to Mark Twain in "Life on the Mississippi" How often did people in the south mention The Civil War?
The war is the great chief topic of conversation, mentioned by all people everyday.
Who was Jim Crow?
A character in a play, who danced and sang as a black man, but he was actually white.
What did the 13th amendment do?
Outlawed slavery
During Reconstruction in the south, how was order maintained?
Marshall Law was the rule of the land. Union Soldiers kept order.
In the south, what was the state of the farmland, the plantations, the houses, towns, and railroads after the civil war?
Everything was destroyed
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
Laws that enforced segregation.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
It protected individual rights and gave citizenship to anyone born in America
After reconstruction, who took over the government and what did they do?
The "Old Guard" took over and supported inequality.
What was the state of former slaves after the civil war in the south?
They had no jobs, no houses, no clothes, no food and were not educated.
What does segregation mean?
Separation of the races
What did the 15th Amendment do?
It gave African Americans the right to vote.
How did the "Old Guard" in the south support inequality?
Voter fraud
KKK
Made it impossible for African Americans to get an education, buy land, or get a fair trial
Jim Crow Laws
What was the response of the federal government to the devastation in the south?
The federal government raised taxes.
After Jim Crow took hold in the south, what began happening to black citizens?
Black people had no way to get an education, get a job or have due process in the legal system.
What is a poll tax?
A payment that must be made in order to vote.
Who was a sharecropper?
A person who rented land or farms and paid the landowner with a share of the crops.
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
They helped former slaves and poor white people get clothing, food, medical care, shelter, and an education.
What was the outcome of Jim Crow Laws?
They put African Americans at a disadvantage economically, educationally, and socially.
What does KKK stand for?
Klu Klux Klan