Vocabulary
GUTS
More Vocabulary
Random
We love Vocabulary!
100
Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War- political & economic
What is Reconstruction
100
__A__ supported gradual integration and __B__ wanted IMMEDIATE integration
Who are A- Booker T. Washington B- W.E.B. DuBois
100
Founded by the Grand Wizard, Nathan Bedford Forest, to use violence and intimidation to assert white supremacy
What is the Ku Klux Klan
100
"40 acres & a mule" ...later taken away :(
What is Field Order 15
100
Must pay in order to vote
What are poll taxes
200
Those who paid cash to rent the land
What are tenant farmers
200
This case legalized segregation
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
Goal was to keep Freedman in conditions close to slavery- they could only work in the fields, weren't allowed guns or to assemble in large numbers, could be auctioned if they didn't have a job...
What are Black Codes
200
Allowed black men the right to vote
What is the 15th amendment
200
Had to pass in order to vote- very difficult, interpreting parts of the Constitution
What are Literary Tests
300
Use cash crops to pay for land and supplies
What sharecroppers
300
He exposed Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall (who ripped of the NYC MILLIONS of $$$ & encouraged Fraudulent Voting)
Who is Thomas Nast
300
Voting Democrat to gain political control of the south
What is Solid South
300
The Salary Grab, Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier Scandal
What are Scandals under Grant
300
Allowed poor, illiterate whites to vote- even if they failed the literacy test or couldn't pay the poll taxes.
What are grandfather clauses
400
Southerners who supported Reconstruction and Republican Party
What are Scalawags
400
Compromise of 1877 1- one southerner named to the cabinet 2- Hayes will NOT run for reelection 3- Democrats control federal jobs in southern states 4- internal improvements (RRs) 5-
What is ALL TROOPS REMOVED FROM THE SOUTH!!!!!
400
Abolishes slavery
What is the 13th amendment
400
Was charged with impeachment for violating the Tenure in Office Act. Senate acquitted him by 1 vote.
Who is Andrew Johnson
400
Another name for segregation laws
What Jim Crow Laws
500
Northerners who moved South after the Civil War to help with Reconstruction...some for the cause & others for personal gain.
What are Carpetbaggers
500
Radical Reconstruction 1) South divided into _A_ military districts 2) States MUST ratify the ___B____ 3) Black men are enfranchised 4) State constitutions must be approved by Congress
What is A- 5 B- 14th amendment
500
Created schools, helped with the transition from slavery to freedom, also helped poor whites
What is the Freedman's Bureau
500
This ended Reconstruction
What is the Compromise of 1877
500
Expanded citizenship to include blacks; expands the 5th & 6th amendments...equal protection under the law & guarantees due process
What is the 14th amendment