Post Civil War
Who won the civil war?
The Union
Why was the south angry after the civil war?
Because the war ruined all the farms and cities which ruined their economy.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
It allowed colored men to vote.
What was the Radical Republic?
A group of republicans who favored reconstruction.
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
How did Abraham Lincoln die?
He was shot at a play.
Who was elected after Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson.
What was the 13th amendment?
What did the radical republic believe in?
Blacks deserved the rights whites had.
When was the KKK formed?
Post Civil War.
Total War Tactics
What was Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plan?
The states could reconstruct alone.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
All people born in the US were citizens, regardless of race.
Which group of people did the majority of sharecropping jobs?
White southerners.
What did they do?
They restricted black people from voting.
When African Americans built their schools in the north, where did northerners teach?
In the south.
Who carried politics in the South before the death of Lincoln?
The Union side or the Republicans.
Why was the 13th amendment made?
Union pushed for government action.
What did Thaddeus Stevens want?
Take the land from plantation owners to give to freed slaves.
What did the KKK start as?
A group who intimidated those who supported equality.
The constitution gave Andrew Johnson what role in the military?
Commander in Chief
What did the government not do to solve racism?
Address systemic racism.
Why did the 13th amendment not work?
Because of black codes.
What was radical reconstruction?
Black people were given a role in politics.
What was the Ku Klux Klan's goal?
To Undo Radical Reconstruction.