Reconstruction Amendments
Reconstruction
Westward Expansion
Native Americans & The West
Gold Rush & Railroads
100
What did the 13th Amendment do?
It officially abolished slavery, making it illegal
100
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To help and assist freed African Americans find jobs, and help them get on their feet
100
What did the Homestead Act offer settlers?
Plenty of land in the west for a very low price
100
What happened to Native tribes as settlers moved west?
They were displaced and forced to move from their lands.
100
In what US state did the Gold Rush occur in?
California.
200
Which group of people were most impacted by the Reconstruction amendments?
Freed slaves, and African Americans
200
What was sharecropping?
A "better" form of enslaved labor, where African Americans live on large farms and receive little pay for growing crops for the owner.
200
What was the main impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?
It made traveling out west easier and more efficient.
200
Which resource critical to Plains tribes was almost wiped out by overhunting?
Buffaloes
200
Name one hardship that miners faced during the Gold Rush.
Many miners never found any gold.
300
The 14th Amendment gave what major right to all people born or naturalized in the U.S.?
Citizenship for all freed slaves.
300
What were "Jim Crow Laws"?
Laws that established segregation in the south.
300
What is the idea of Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the US had a duty to expand all the way from east to west.
300
What was one goal of the Dawes Act (1887)?
To assimilate Native Americans into the American way of life.
300
What impact did the Railroads have on Native American lands?
Native Americans were forced to move off of their lands in order to make room for the railroad tracks.
400
What right did the 15th Amendment guarantee?
Voting rights, ONLY FOR MEN
400
What was the goal behind President Johnson's reconstruction plan?
To be lenient to the South
400
What is the message of the political Cartoon?
America was spreading her ideas and customs into the unknown, the west.
400
“I am tired of being driven from my homeland. The old men are dead; it is the young men who now say, ‘I will fight no more.’ I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed, our women are freezing, our children are starving. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.”
Which circumstance led to Chief Joseph’s words?
A. Native tribes were forced onto reservations after failed resistance
B. The Dawes Act granted Native Americans rights
C. Buffalo populations were increased to preserve Native life
D. Native tribes gained U.S. citizenship
A.
400
How did the Gold Rush and Railroad construction together change life in the West?
It encouraged many to move out west in search of new life and better opportunities.
500
What was the main goal of the Radical Republican's reconstruction plan?
To punish the South for separating from the country and starting the war.
500
What were the three ways in which the Southern States attempted to restrict African American's voting rights?
1) Literacy Tests
2) Poll Taxes
3) Grandfather Clause
500
What were hardships faced by settlers on the Great Plains?
Unpredictable weather, conflicts with Native Americans, isolation
500
Name 3 ways Native Americans were forced to assimilate into "American life".
They were forced to learn English, wear "American" clothes and convert to Christianity
500
What were the names of the two railroad companies?
Union Pacific
Central Pacific