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This term refers to the system of forced labor in which landowners allow workers to use their land in exchange for a share of the crops.
What is sharecropping?
This 1863 executive order, issued by President Lincoln, declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were free and allowed them to fight in the Union Army against the Confederacy.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This famous African American leader promoted vocational education for Black Americans and founded the Tuskegee Institute.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This U.S. constitutional amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This major battle, fought in Georgia in 1863, was a Confederate victory and is known for being one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War... However, the Union Army later returned and successfully beat them the second time.
What is the Battle of Chickamauga?
This organization, created during Reconstruction, was aimed at providing assistance to formerly enslaved people and poor whites in the South.
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This Georgia editor and speaker was a key advocate for the "New South," encouraging economic development, especially through the promotion of industrialization.
Who is Henry Grady?
This African American leader, co-founder of the NAACP, argued for full civil rights and the immediate end to segregation and disenfranchisement.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This legal doctrine, established by the 1896 Supreme Court decision, allowed for racial segregation in public facilities under the concept of “separate but equal.”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This post-Civil War reconstruction plan, created by the president who took office after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, was deemed too lenient on former Confederate soldiers and politicians.
What is the Johnson Reconstruction Plan?
This U.S. President's plan for Reconstruction sought to quickly restore the Southern states to the Union with lenient terms, but was blocked by Congress.
Who is President Andrew Johnson?
This was the name of the series of events held in Atlanta from 1881 to 1885, aimed at promoting the Southern economy and attracting international investment.
What is the International Cotton Exposition?
This African American businessman became one of the wealthiest Black men in America and founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
Who is Alonzo Herndon?
This violent event occurred in Georgia in 1906 and involved a race riot that resulted in the deaths of numerous African Americans.
What is the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre?
This Confederate prison camp, located in Georgia, became notorious for its harsh conditions and high mortality rate during the Civil War.
What is Andersonville?
This term refers to the agricultural system that replaced slavery in the South, often resulting in poor working conditions and a cycle of debt for African Americans.
What is tenant farming?
This Supreme Court case, decided in 1896, established the “separate but equal” doctrine that legalized racial segregation in public facilities.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This Jewish factory manager was falsely accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl, leading to a highly controversial trial and his eventual lynching in 1915.
Who is Leo Frank?
This law, passed in 1870, was a key part of Reconstruction and guaranteed African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This political agreement, supported by Georgia's leaders, accepted the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act, helping to delay the Civil War for over a decade.
What is the Georgia Platform?
This was the primary goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments during Reconstruction, which aimed to secure freedom and civil rights for African Americans.
What is the abolition of slavery and the granting of citizenship and voting rights to African Americans?
This political leader from Georgia was a vocal advocate for populism, and his support of farmers led him to criticize the power of railroads and banks in the South.
Who is Tom Watson?
This Union general led campaigns in Georgia during the Civil War, including the capture of Atlanta and his famous March to the Sea, which devastated the Confederate economy.
Who is General William T. Sherman?