Jim Crow Era
Jim Crow Laws helped African Americans gain equal rights. True or False?
False
What was Reconstruction?
Reconstruction was the period following the Civil War in which Congress passed laws to help rebuild the country and bring the southern states back into the Union.
Thirteenth Amendment
Official abolition of slavery in the United States. Allowed involuntary servitude for punishment of a crime.
Why were black codes/Jim Crows created?
answers will vary
Where was the KKK established? Who could join? What were their goals?
Southern Confederate Veterans, TN, wanted to harm Black Americans and restore the "Old South".
After Reconstruction, where were Jim Crow Laws passed? In the North or the South?
Jim Crow Laws were passed in the SOUTH after Reconstruction.
Black Codes:
laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers
Fourteenth Amendment
gave full citizenship to all people born in the United States, giving equal protection of the laws
Did state governments have to follow the Federal Government's rules? How did they get around these rules?
answers will vary
During Reconstruction, the Southern states had to take an oath of ______ to the U.S.
LOYALTY
Which of the following was NOT an effect of Jim Crow Laws? A) Unfair poll taxes and voting tests were established to keep African American men from voting. B) African Americans found it very difficult to vote or hold public office. C) African Americans were forced to use separate, poor-quality facilities and services, such as drinking fountains, restrooms, and restaurants. D) African-American and white children attended same schools.
D) African-American and white children attended same schools.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau
An organization set up to help former slaves and poor white people in the South after the Civil War. Provided shelter, food, clothes, education, reunited families, tried to distribute land.
Fifteenth Amendment
Allowed black MEN to vote.
How was sharecropping similar to slavery?
answers will vary
What was one of the failures of the reconstruction era?
The economy in the South was not rebuilt, and the rights of African Americans were not protected
What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
Jim Crow Laws were established to take away the rights and freedoms gained by African Americans during Reconstruction and reinforce the prejudices held by many Southern white people during this time period.
What did Rutherford B Hayes promise the South if he was elected President in the Compromise of 1877?
Became president after the Compromise of 1877, promised the South that he would remove Federal Troops if they voted for him
(Republican - Lincoln’s Party)
Poll tax
Money that had to be paid in taxes in order to vote. Unfairly targeted black Americans.
Why did reconstruction end after the Civil War?
The Compromise of 1877 effectively ended the Reconstruction era. Southern Democrats' promises to protect civil and political rights of black people were not kept
What was one of the Reconstruction Era successes?
Reconstruction was a success in that it restored the United States as a unified nation
Did the Jim Crow Laws spread from the South to other parts of America?
Yes. The Jim Crow Laws did spread from the south to other parts of America.
During Reconstruction, the Southern states had to free all of their ________.
slaves
Literacy Tests
Reading tests given to voters. Unfairly targeted black voters.
Why is the Jim Crow Laws hypocritical to the establishment of America?
America was established because colonists wanted to have freedom and believed that "everyone was equal". However, the Jim Crow Laws went against the colonists belief that "everyone was equal".
Who were the 3 presidents during Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes