Before Reconstruction
This war ended in 1865 and led to the period known as Reconstruction.
➡️ What is the Civil War?
This amendment officially ended slavery in the United States.
➡️ What is the 13th Amendment?
This amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people.
➡️ What is the 14th Amendment?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
➡️ What is the 15th Amendment?
Many Virginians faced this problem due to destroyed farms and cities.
➡️ What is poverty?
The main goal of Reconstruction was to do this to the Southern states.
➡️ What is rebuild and rejoin the Union?
The 13th Amendment gave freedom to this group of people.
➡️ Who were enslaved African Americans?
The 14th Amendment promised this protection to all citizens under the law.
➡️ What is equal protection?
Voting rights could not be denied based on this.
➡️ What are race or previous condition of servitude?
This system replaced slavery and kept many farmers in debt.
➡️ What is sharecropping?
Virginia was one of these states after the Civil War ended.
➡️ What is a former Confederate state?
This amendment was ratified shortly after the Civil War ended.
➡️ What is the 13th Amendment?
This amendment ensured states could not deny rights without this.
➡️ What is due process of law?
This amendment helped increase African American participation in this.
➡️ What is government or elections?
Public schools for African Americans expanded during this time period.
➡️ What is Reconstruction?
This group faced major challenges after the Civil War, including poverty and discrimination.
➡️ Who were formerly enslaved African Americans?
One major impact of this amendment in Virginia was the end of this labor system.
➡️ What is slavery?
In Virginia, this amendment helped African Americans gain these basic rights.
➡️ What are civil rights?
Despite this amendment, many states used laws to limit this right.
➡️ What is voting?
Although amendments were passed, African Americans still faced this.
➡️ What is discrimination or segregation?
This period began after the Civil War and focused on rebuilding the South and reuniting the nation.
➡️ What is Reconstruction?
Even though slavery was abolished, many former enslaved people in Virginia still struggled with this problem.
➡️ What is finding fair jobs / economic hardship / discrimination?
This amendment made sure states had to treat all citizens fairly, not just the federal government.
➡️ What is the 14th Amendment?
Although this amendment granted voting rights, Virginia used laws and practices to limit this right.
➡️ What is voting (or the right to vote)?
This was a major goal of Reconstruction for both people and places in Virginia.
➡️ What is rebuilding the economy, government, and society?