RECONSTRUCTION Flashcards
The president that ended reconstruction
Rutherford B. Hayes
What did the freedmen’s bureau do
Tried to help and educate blacks after the war
The south made its living after the civil war by
Growing crops
What were carpetbeggars
Northern republicans who moved south
How did southern states try to weaken reconstruction efforts
They enacted black codes
Lincoln’s postwar reconstruction plan was to set a
Tone of forgiveness
What were the two states that first gave women the right to vote
Utah and Wyoming
Why had slavery disappeared in the north before the war
It did not fit the economic interests of the north
The civil war left the south _____
In ruins
Despite the passage of several constitutional amendments _______
African Americans found gaining equal rights difficult
When reconstruction comes to an end ______
Few legal and political freedoms were guaranteed to African americans
The passage of _____ legislation by southern states led to an ________
Jim Crow
Increase in violations to African Americans rights
One major result of the reconstruction was that the
Former confederate states were restored to the union
What amendment helped ensure civil rights for African Americans
The 14th
This amendment gave southern black men the right to _____? The ____ amendment
Vote
15th