Lincoln's Assassination
What came first:
Lincoln's Assassination or the end of the Civil War?
The End of the Civil War
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution did what?
Ended slavery throughout the United States
True or False: After the Civil War the economy of the South was badly damaged, cities, plantations, and towns were destroyed.
True
Who was elected President after Ulysses S. Grant.
Rutherford B. Hayes
Who was Abraham Lincoln's Vice-President that took office after Lincoln's Assassination?
Andrew Johnson
True or False: The Black Codes greatly limited the rights and freedom of African Americans in northern as well as southern states.
False
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too nice to former Confederates?
The Radical Republicans
The Compromise of 1877 resulted in the removal of what from the Southern States?
Federal Troops, who kept the peace and protected African Americans.
What happened to the Conspirators who planned to kill President Lincoln, the Vice-President, General Grant, and the Secretary of State?
They were hung by the US government.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution did what?
Gave African American men the right to vote
What was the main purpose of the time period known as Reconstruction?
Rebuilding the South after the Civil War
The outcome of the Hayes-Tilden Presidential Election is often known as what?
The Compromise of 1877
What came last?
Booth Assassinates Lincoln's
or
Booth and his conspirators plan to murder the top officials in the US government
Booth Assassinates President Lincoln
Which amendment guaranteed that all citizens, regardless of race, would have equal protection under the law?
14th Amendment
True or False: After the election of 1866, the Radical Republicans gained a majority in Congress and took control of Reconstruction.
True
The end of Reconstruction led to what system of discrimination against African Americans in Southern States?
Segregation or the Jim Crow Laws
What was Lincoln's funeral train called?
The Lincoln Special
In what southern state could African Americans be returned to slavery on a plantation if they didn't have proof of employment.
Mississippi
What did the Military Reconstruction Act create in the Southern States?
How long would racial segregation last in the Southern States after Reconstruction?
100 years, until the 1965 Civil Rights Act