Groups
What was the name of the white-supremacist group that was founded in Tennessee in 1865? (Full name, not acronym)
Ku Klux Klan
Who became president after Lincoln's assassination?
Andrew Johnson
General Sherman's plan was to give black men serving under him
_________ acres and a ____________
40 acres and a mule
What were the laws called that were designed to preserve "Southern order" from before the war and prevent blacks from gaining power? ______ _______
Black Codes
What did the KKK wear?
white robes w/pointy hoods
What group was founded to help black refugees after the war?
The Freedmen's Bureau
What Union general became the 18th president?
Ulysses S. Grant
President Lincoln's plan to restore the South to the nation was called the ________ _____________ Plan.
10% Plan
Which Amendment freed the slaves?
13th
What item was Lincoln killed with?
A gun (specifically, a derringer)
What group is in charge of choosing the president if the election is unclear?
Congress
What was the name of the man who assassinated president Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
According to the Compromise of 1877, in order to have Hayes as president, the Republicans agreed to withdraw what from the South?
The federal troops/army
Which Amendment guaranteed birthright citizenship?
14th
What were 2 problems facing the post-Civil War South?
(answers may vary)
What state had the most WKKK members?
Indiana
What is the name of the group that currently monitors the actions of the KKK?
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
What kinds of things do you know about Andrew Johnson that made him a "desirable" candidate to run with Lincoln? (list 3)
From Tennessee (South)
Had owned slaves
Was a Democrat
Which Amendment gave all races (and in this chapter African Americans) the right to vote?
15th
Why was Andrew Johnson chosen to run with Abraham Lincoln?
Ties to South, showed Lincolns ability and desire to work with the South
What was the name of the group in Congress that wanted to punish the South and push for more rights for blacks? _______ _______
Radical Republicans
What was the full name of the first "Grand Wizard" of the KKK?
Nathan Bedford Forest
What year did a political compromise END Reconstruction?
1877
In St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, what could happen to a black man found drunk on the streets? (Name 3 things)
fine, working on public roads, or corporeal punishment
Name 3 things the Freedmen's Bureau did to help blacks.
Land, schools, bank, marriages, etc.