Beginning of Reconstruction
Name the amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
a radical group formed in Tennessee to terrorize and suppress the voting rights of African Americans; burned churches and houses
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
the South's main cash crop; farmers tried to grow new items after its price plummeted
cotton
Union General Ulysses S. Grant once received a speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast in which U.S. city: Washington D.C., New York City, or Boston?
*Daily Double*
Racism began to die out following the Civil War: True or False
False
Name the amendment that made African Americans citizens of the United States.
14th Amendment
a building for Christian worship; provided a platform for African American leaders to develop group planning and public speaking skills
church
a fee that is paid to vote; used to restrict African American voting rights
poll tax
Name the U.S. president who took office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln; led the Union during the early years of Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson
When Mr. Dye goes home at night he enjoys a nice warm bowl of Ramen Noodles. Name the type of Ramen he had yesterday...
Chicken
_______ codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the rights of freed blacks after the end of slavery.
black codes
a system of agriculture in which landowners supply tenants with supplies and shelter; laborers receive a share of the harvest
sharecropping
a test that determines the qualification of a voter based on his/her his ability to read and write
literacy test
W.E.B. Du Bois was an African American political activist who felt blacks should accept segregation or demand immediate equality?
demand immediate equality
a term for bringing formal charges against a public official; to charge with a crime
impeachment
Name Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction; ten percent of southerners had to pledge loyalty to the union
Ten Percent Plan
a slang term for northerners who traveled to the South and profited off of Reconstruction; nicknamed for their trendy suitcases
carpetbagger
the ______ ______ Act of 1875 guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations; allowed all U.S. citizens to ride trains and use public facilities
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Booker T. Washington was an African American political activist who felt blacks should accept segregation or demand immediate equality?
accept segregation
In 1867 Andrew Johnson helped acquire which future U.S. state from Russia
Alaska
the _________ Bureau was a government agency established to aid freed slaves in the South during Reconstruction; offered refugees educational opportunities.
Freedman's Bureau
the __________ Act was passed by Congress to protect African American voting rights; created in response to KKK violence
Enforcement Act
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a Supreme Court case that legalized _________ within the U.S.; established the "separate but equal" clause
segregation
Rutherford B. Hayes narrowly won the 1876 Presidential Election. Name one outcome of this election discussed in class.
removal of military, money provided to rebuild South, and addition of Cabinet member
Name the national animal of Scotland; (*Hint* it is actually a mythical creature)
unicorn