Civil War
What were the two sides fighting in the Civil War?
The North (Union) and the South (Confederacy)
What is the period of time after the Civil War called?
Reconstruction
What are the two kinds of segregation?
De Jure and De Facto
What is 'separation of powers'?
The government divides responsibilities between three branches.
Who won the Civil War?
The North or Union
Why was the Freedmen's Bureau created?
To help freedmen.
What is the purpose of Black Codes? Give two examples.
To limit the rights and economic opportunities of freedmen.
Examples: labor contracts, curfew, vagrancy laws, and marriage restrictions
The three branches have equal power.
What were the two main causes of the Civil War?
1. The South wanting to secede (separate)
2. The South fighting to keep slavery
Who did the Reconstruction amendments help?
Freedmen or African-Americans
What is the purpose of Jim Crow laws? Give two examples.
To limit rights of African-Americans and push for segregation.
Examples: poll taxes (must pay to vote), and literacy test (has to take a test to vote)
What is 'federalism'?
Dividing government between federal and state governments.
Compare the economies of the north and south.
Northern economy = manufacturing (factories)
Southern economy = agriculture (farming)
Describe what the Reconstruction amendments did.
13th amendment _____
14th amendment _____
15th amendment _____
13th amendment _____
14th amendment _____
15th amendment _____
What is a sharecropper?
Farmer that works on part of land that gives the landowner part of what they harvest (grow).
The United States has a President and each state has a Governor.
What is this an example of?
Federalism