Reconstruction Plans
What does reconstruction mean?
To rebuild something after it has been broken
What is an amendment?
A change to the constitution
True or False: African Americans were treated fairly when slavery ended.
False
Who was President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What social group wore white robes and masks?
The KKK
Why was the United States being reconstructed?
The Civil War destroyed many parts of the country.
What are the three reconstruction amendments?
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
What were the Black Codes?
Laws made right after slavery ended that treated African Americans unfairly.
How did Abraham Lincoln die?
He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
What did the KKK do to African Americans?
The KKK intimidated African Americans through threats, torture, and lynching.
Name the three people/groups who had Reconstruction plans.
1. Andrew Johnson
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Radical Republicans
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Freed all slaves; officially made slavery illegal in all states.
What were the Jim Crow laws?
Laws that separated Blacks from whites in public places.
Why did John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln because he was upset at the outcome of the war. He felt it was his duty to the country.
True or False: The KKK only targeted African Americans.
False, the KKK also targeted lawmakers.
(And would eventually target most minority groups.)
Which plan wanted to grant amnesty to confederate soldiers?
a. Andrew Johnson's Plan
b. Abraham Lincoln's Plan
c. The Radical Republicans' Plan
a. Andrew Johnson's Plan
Which amendment gave citizenship to anyone born in the United States?
The 14th Amendment
Describe sharecropping.
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Who was President after Abraham Lincoln died?
a. George Washington
b. Andrew Jackson
c. Andrew Johnson
c. Andrew Johnson
What did KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
Which plan wanted to give rights to African Americans? (Choose two)
a. Andrew Johnson's Plan
b. Abraham Lincoln's Plan
c. The Radical Republicans' Plan
Abraham Lincoln's Plan and The Radical Republicans' Plan
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Stated that voting rights could not be taken away because of one's race.
(Gave voting rights to all African American males)
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Who became President after Andrew Johnson?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Ulysses Grant
c. Bill Clinton
d. James K. Polk
b. Ulysses Grant
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
The group helped African Americans right after slavery.
They helped freedmen with jobs, food, housing, education, etc.