Amendments
The time period in which these Amendments were passed is called __________________?
Reconstruction
What had no value when the Confederate States rejoined the Union after the Civil War?
Money had no value
Who benefited from the sharecropping system?
the landowners
What is segregation?
the separation of people based on race and religion
Who funded the colony of Jamestown?
Virginia Company of London
The right to vote only applied to which group of people?
Men
What were closed down in the Southern states due to lack of money people had?
Banks were closed
The Freedmen's First Generation pushed for what for their children as they knew it would help their children to be successful?
an education
In which part of the United States were "Jim Crow" laws passed?
Southern states
Who was called the "Father of our Country?"
George Washington
Which Amendment established citizenship for all people born in the United States (equal protection under the law)?
14th Amendment
Why is it important to rebuild railroads, bridges, plantations, and crops?
Railroads and bridges help us get items and people from one place to another quicker.
Plantations and crops were a way people made money and also how people would get their food.
What system was set up that let landowners rent out parts of their land for farming to poor Whiteman and African Americans in return for a payment in half of their crops?
Sharecropping
How did "Jim Crow" Laws prevent people of color from voting?
unfair poll taxes and voting tests
the Loyalist
Which Amendment abolished slavery making it illegal in the United States?
13th Amendment
Name at least 3 of the 4 things that needed to be rebuilt during Reconstruction due to the fighting of the Civil War.
Railroads, bridges, plantations, crops, and businesses
Give two examples of support the Freedmen's Bureau gave to the freed African Americans.
- provided food
- medical care
-built hospitals
-built schools (public and colleges)
What is an example of "Jim Crow" Laws that affected African Americans and Native Americans?
separate water fountains, spots on the bus and trains, separate schools
Why did Virginia split into 2 states during the Civil War?
The western part of Virginia wanted to abolish slavery, and the eastern part wanted to keep slavery.
West Virginia - abolish slavery
Virginia - wanted slavery
Which Amendment gave all citizens the right to vote no matter their race?
15th Amendment
What needs did the newly freed African Americans have after the Civil War?
hundreds of thousands of freed African Americans needed, housing, education, clothing, food, and jobs
What was the name of the government agency that helped the newly freed African Americans during the Civil War?
The Freedmen's Bureau
What court case made "Jim Crow" Laws legal with it's decision of "separate but equal?"
Plessy v. Ferguson
Who was the first African American to be elected into the U.S. Congress from Virginia?
John Mercer Langston