Acts and Things
During Congressional Reconstruction, which group held political power in the South?
Wealthy, white landowners
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by -
Guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt
What was the purpose of the black codes?
To control former slaves
How many military districts was the South split into during Radical Reconstruction?
5 military districts
I am tired of talk that comes to nothing. It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk … If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. Give them the same laws. Give them all an even chance to live and grow … You might as well expect all rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented penned up and denied liberty …
-Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, speech in Washington DC, 1879
Chief Joseph is describing U.S. government policies associated with
The Dawes Act
Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment?
African Americans in the South could move elsewhere
What was the South's response to the 13th amendment?
Sharecropping
What was the name of the laws created by the South to limited the freedoms and movement of African Americans?
Black codes or Jim Crow Laws
What were white Southern Republicans called by Southern Democrats?
Scalawags
AN ACT Donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts ... Any State which may take and claim the benefit of the provisions of this act shall provide … at least not less than one college … or the grant to such State shall cease; and said State shall be bound to pay the United States the amount received of any lands previously sold …
-Morrill Act, 1863
How did this government act seek to improve the quality of life in the United States?
by providing resources for higher education
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to -
Protect the voting rights of African American men
The election of Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870 was significant because he was the first African American to -
Serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
bonds and currency with little to no value
bank failures and bankrupt businesses
destroyed railroads, farms, and homes
high food prices and widespread crop failures
This list describes conditions found in -
Southern states at the beginning of Reconstruction
What were the people called that came from the North to the South to make money during reconstruction?
Carpetbaggers
Provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Designated all people born in the United States (except American Indians) as citizens
Granted all citizens certain rights under the law
What is the historical significance of this act?
It was the first time Congress passed a law that protected racial minorities
The Fourteenth Amendment is “arguably the most important in the Constitution” because it
Establishes the definition of citizenship
Which of these was a lasting effect of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Educational opportunity
Black Codes was a name given to laws passed by Southern governments established during the presidency of Andrew Johnson. These laws imposed severe restrictions on freedmen, such as prohibiting their right to vote, forbidding them to sit on juries, and weapons in public places and working in certain occupations.
-National Archives and Records Administration,
http://www.archives.gov (accessed July 14, 2010)
Southern states passed the codes described in the excerpt in order to -
Limit the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments
How did the actions of John Wilks Booth effect reconstruction?
He assassinated Lincoln who was most likely the only person that could successfully see through Reconstruction.
How many acres of land did each state loyal to the Union receive under the Morrill Act?
30,000 per representative or senator, up to 90,000
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
-*** Amendment, U.S. Constitution
In 1870, this amendment extended a fundamental right to
African American men
What was the South's response to the 15th amendment?
Poll tax
Literacy tests
Grandfather clause
What is the name the KKK uses to describe their empire?
The invisible empire
What is the difference between a Democrat and a Republican during this time?
Democrats supported succession and wanted slavery. Republicans did NOT support succession and wanted the abolishment of slavery.