Idkkk Flashcards
What is reconstruction?
rebuilding a former confederate state, and re-emitting them into the union.
what was the Freedmans bureau?
An agency that helped African-Americans make the transition to freedom.
where was Lincoln assassinated?
In Fords theater in Washington DC
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What was the building where Lincoln died?
The Petersen house
Who becomes the 17th President of the United States
Andrew Johnson
what was the significance of the 13th amendment?
It abolished slavery
what was the significance of the 14th amendment?
It gave citizenship to people born in the US
what was the significance of the 15th amendment?
It gave African-American men the right to vote
what did 14 African-Americans do in Tennessee in the late 1800s
They served in the states General assembly state Senate and representatives
Who won the election of 1868
Ulysses S Grant
What were carpetbaggers?
Northerners that moved to the south during reconstruction to find wealth by bringing industry to the region
What does the name scalawags mean?
Names used by former confederates to describe white southerners that were pro union
What was the largest terrorist group in America against African-Americans?
The Ku Klux Klan
What was unique about Rutherford B Hayes’ victory in the election of 1876
he had less popular votes but more electrical votes, and he won
what were the two most important aspects of the Tennessee constitution of 1870
Slavery was abolished, and it gave all men the right to vote
what was the purpose of poll, taxes and literacy taxes in many states ?
Requirements for voting in mini southern states to keep African-Americans from voting
What is segregation?
Separation of races
what were Jim Crow laws
Laws that required, African-Americans and whites to be separated in public places in the south
What did the court case Plessy V Ferguson, say about segregation?
it said it was legal as long as it was separate an equal
