Leaders of Reconstruction
What is the name of the organization that helped former slaves with education, work, medicine, housing and more?
Freedmen's Bureau
After the Civil War ended, Confederate money was worth _____________.
0
Nothing
________________ immigrants were banned from entering the United States for 10 years. ________________ were not considered citizens until 1924.
Chinese
Native Americans
These two people were involved with the creation of the NAACP
WEB Dubois
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
The US government made treaties (deals or promises) with Native tribes. They broke them, resulting in what happening to tribal lands?
the land was taken from the tribes
Who originally came up with a plan for Reconstruction, nicknamed the 10% Plan?
Abraham Lincoln
What did many Southern states adopt to limit the economic and physical freedoms of African Americans?
Black Codes
Certain neighborhoods would only allow certain groups of people to live there. This practice was called what?
Redlining
Booker T. Washington wanted African Americans to get an education to gain equality. What type of education did he want them to receive?
Vocational (Career) education
Why did settlers build their houses out of sod?
There were no trees that grew in the Great Plains
The material was all around them and easily available
This person urged Southerners to reconcile after the Civil War, and remained silent when laws for African American equality were proposed.
Robert E. Lee
What law gave African Americans equal rights under the law and allowed the use of federal troops to enforce it?
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Jim Crow laws were laws that legalized segregation. People argued it wasn't right up to the Supreme Court. What is the name of the court case that legalized segregation?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What age group were Freedmen's Schools created for?
All ages
Railroads made transporting goods faster and cheaper. Which railroad was the first to stretch across North America going east to west?
Transcontinental Railroad
Who fought for constitutional amendments to allow African Americans the right to vote?
Frederick Douglass
What is the name of laws that separate black and white people during Reconstruction and into the 1900s?
Jim Crow Laws
What was the purpose of lynching in the South?
to intimidate (scare) African Americans from using their new rights
What is it called when people refuse to go to school or work, and protest against unfair treatment?
Striking
Many people moved West because of a desire to obtain wealth. What were the three main ways that people could make money?
Farming crops
Raising livestock (beef cattle)
Mining for gold/silver
What is the name of the movement that Robert E. Lee became a symbol for after his death in 1870?
Lost Cause Movement
What is the name of the decision that ended Reconstruction, and removed federal troops from the South?
Compromise of 1877
What four areas of life did segregation create unequal opportunities for, for African Americans?
Housing, work, education and government
During the Great Migration, over 5 million African Americans left the south for better opportunities. What were some cities that many settled down in?
New York City, Chicago, and Detroit
Which Native American leader was involved in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sitting Bull