reconstruction misc
when was Reconstruction:
1863-1870
1865-1876
1863-1877
1863-77
Why did Southern states create the Black Codes?
To make more things illegal for freed slaves (and they benefited from this by then being able to use them as free labor)
What did the 13th Amendment do
freed the slaves
A way of gaining decision making power
Define Freedmen
former slaves
Which Amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
15th
What are the 2 main things that had to be dealt with after the Civil War?
1.rebuild South
2.how would the future look for freed slaves
Song Break - and it's not Before you Go so don't YELL at me FCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Why did the South need to be rebuilt but the North not so much.
Almost every battle was in the South!
What organization consisted of well meaning people from the North who came down to help freed slaves find jobs, homes, etc.
Freedmen Bureau
What was the flaw of the 13th Amendment
slavery abolished except as punishment for being convicted of committing a crime.
What was the KKK's biggest focus -- the thing they most wanted to prevent -- when they were formed?
Voting
April
Who was Blanche Bruce
longtime African American congressman from Mississippi
What did the 14th Amendment do?
1.granted citizenship to all people in US including freed slaves
2.Guaranteed equal protection under the law
Why did the movie Birth of a Nation scare a lot of white people into believing it would be a BAD idea to let African Americans have power in the government -- what did it show?
It showed a dysfunctional government with members of congress fighting, eating chicken and putting their feet on the desks...evil government then rescued by the KKK?????????????
What are HBC's and why were they needed?
Historically Black Colleges AND they were needed because they weren't allowed to go to "white" colleges
Why did Reconstruction end?
Republicans cut a deal with the democrats. If their presidential candidate could be named the winner, they would pull all supports and troops out of the South ...
What were some things freed slaves wanted to accomplish
find family, change name, get jobs, education
15th