Terms
What does it mean to reconstruct?
To build again
President who made slavery illegal
Abraham Lincoln
Which part of the United States was destroyed - North or South?
South
Which amendment outlawed slavery?
13th
Most well-known white supremacist terror group
KKK
State laws that said black people couldn't vote, go to school, own land, or even get jobs
Black codes
Known as the "Veto President"
Andrew Johnson
What's longer - the reconstruction or high school?
Reconstruction
What year did the reconstruction start?
1865
In Roots, what animal does George train to fight?
Chickens/Gamecocks
Faction of congress that believed in full citizenship and equality for African Americans
Radical Republicans
Which president was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
Abraham Lincoln
What were the unfair laws called - white codes or black codes?
Black codes
How many years did the reconstruction last?
12 years
Name at least 2 Border states
Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, W Virginia
Farmers who rented their land and tools from landlords and owed them a portion of their crop
Sharecroppers
Who became president after Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson
Which amendment gave all people the right to vote regardless of race - 13th or 15th?
15th
When did the reconstruction end?
1877
The training camp for Black Union Soldiers located in Cheltenham, PA
Camp William Penn
Helped set up schools for black people and children to attend
Freedman's Bureaus
Which president ended the reconstruction in 1877?
Rutherford B. Hayes
Which new system let farmers rent land but sell their own crops? Sharecropping or Tenant Farming
Tenant Farming
What percent of people in a state needed to support the Union in order to rejoin according to Lincoln's plan?
10%
Who ran against Hayes in the election of 1876?
Samuel Tilden