M of A - Reconstruction

Question 1

which years was the reconstruction

Answer 1

1865-77

Question 2

what was the aim of reconstruction

Answer 2

southern states of the confederacy were controlled by federal government
they failed to repair the united states

Question 3

when did the confederacy surrender in civil war

Answer 3

9th april 1865

Question 4

how many americans were killed in the civil war

Answer 4

750,000

Question 5

casualty rate in union and confederate armies

Answer 5

18% confederate
6% union

Question 6

three stages of reconstruction

Answer 6

abraham lincoln
andrew johnson
ulysees s grant

Question 7

when was the 13th amendment

Answer 7

1865

Question 8

what did the 13 ammendement do

Answer 8

banned slavery in all of the united states

Question 9

when was lincoln assassinated

Answer 9

1865

Question 10

when did johnson become president

Answer 10

1865

Question 11

what happened as johnson became president

Answer 11

he said reconstruction was finished
allowed southern states to rejoin the union
states made laws known as the black codes limiting rights of black workers
KKK emerged

Question 12

what did the black codes do

Answer 12

stopped black americans owning land
stopped marrying whites
stopped owning weapons

Question 13

what did the kkk do

Answer 13

a violent racist group
threatened and murdered african americans at will

Question 14

when was the freedman’s bureau established

Answer 14

1866

Question 15

what did the freedman’s bureau do

Answer 15

took land from ex slave owners and gave it to ex slaves
helped with education and healthcare

Question 16

why was the freedman’s bureau set up

Answer 16

congress didn’t agree with johnson’s actions
radicals felt that southern states had given up right to rule themselves and should be ran by congress

Question 17

when was the civil rights bill

Answer 17

1866

Question 18

what did the civil rights bill do

Answer 18

made it a federal crime punishable by fines or prison to deprive a person of their civil rights

Question 19

when was the 14th amendment

Answer 19

1866

Question 20

what did the 14th ammendment do

Answer 20

stated people born in the us are citizens of the state regardless of their race

Question 21

what did the 1866 election mean

Answer 21

the republicans gained a majority in congress so they were able to push for change

Question 22

when did black men get the vote in washington

Answer 22

1867

Question 23

when did congress pass 3 reconstruction acts

Answer 23

1867

Question 24

what did the 3 reconstruction acts do

Answer 24

removed all state governments in the confederate states and replaced them with 5 military districts controlled by union generals
anyone fighting against the union in civil war banned from voting
army officers made sure voters registered
confederate states had to allow blacks to vote and accept. the amendments

Question 25

when did the 7 states rejoin the union

Answer 25

1868

Question 26

when was johnson replaced with ulysees s grant

Answer 26

1868

Question 27

when was the 15th ammendment

Answer 27

1869

Question 28

when was the 15th ammendment

Answer 28

1869

Question 29

features of the 15th ammendment

Answer 29

all male us citizens regardless of race had the right to vote

Question 30

when did southern resistance begin

Answer 30

1870

Question 31

features of southern resistance

Answer 31

felt reconstruction exploited by
scallawags - people from south sympathising with reconstruction policies
carpetbaggers - people who moved in from north to buy ex plantation land and sell for a profit

Question 32

where did most black families end up doing in south

Answer 32

sharecropping -living on land owned by whites and giving them 2/3 of crops as rent

Question 33

when did the freedman’s bureau close

Answer 33

1872

Question 34

why did freedman’s bureau close

Answer 34

due to lack of funds
so it cut off support for ex slaves
reconstruction project began to slow down

Question 35

when did the surpreme court rule for more black codes

Answer 35

1873

Question 36

when did democrats win control of congress

Answer 36

1875

Question 37

what did the 1875 surpreme court ruling do

Answer 37

it was up to states whether they allowed black politicians
many forced out of office and replaced with ex confederate officers

Question 38

when did union troops leave the south

Answer 38

1877

Question 39

why did union troops leave the south

Answer 39

fed up of struggles of civil war
turned attention to to expanding west
remaining soldiers in south withdrawn
black citizens fend for themselves