Reconstruction Flashcards
Each state has the number of electoral votes that equals the number of ____ it has plus the number of ____ it has
Senators, members of the House of Representatives
What did the 13th Amendment say?
Slavery is illegal, as well as all forced work (except in prisons)
What did the 14th Amendment say?
- Citizenship defined (those born or naturalized in the US)
- Equal protection under the law and due process (rights of citizenship can’t be denied by any state)
-Black people are now citizens - Former state/federal officials before the war who joined the Confederacy could not be state/federal officials again
What did the 15th Amendment say?
Right to vote extended to all men of all races/colors (including former slaves)
What organization provided food, housing, medical aid, and education for former enslaved people?
The Freedmen’s Bureau
What group of people were not given full citizenship or full rights with the 14th Amendment?
Native Americans
What were the two main goals of Reconstruction?
- Assist former enslaved people
- Unite the country
What and when was Reconstruction?
Reconstruction was the era after the civil war, lasting from 1865-1877
Assasinate
To kill an important person, usually for political reasons
Discriminatory
Treatment against people based on the group or class to which they belong, such as race
Civil Rights
Rights that protect the ability to participate in activities granted to citizens, without discrimination or personal liberties
Aqquited
Having been declared not guilty of a crime
Enfranchise
To admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting
Sharecropping
A system whereby farmers receive supplies and land in exchange for providing a share of the crop to the landowner
What part of Congress has the power to impeach the president?
The House of Representatives
Carpetbagger
A Northerner who came to work in the South as a reformer
Scalawag
A native white Southerner who collaborated with the occupying forces during Reconstruction, often for personal gain
What compromise ended Reconstruction? What were the 3 parts of that compromise?
- The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction
- Three parts of the Compromise of 1877 were…
1. Hayes would become president
2. Federal troops would leave the South
3. The government would provide aid for Southerners’ public projects
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation by sating that separate but equal facilities did not violate the US Constitution?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Class Citizenship Requirements
- Follow directions and class routines
- Participation
- Keep an organized notebook
- Collaborate
Impeach
To charge an official with misconduct
What were three positive events of Reconstruction?
- 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
- Freedmen’s Bureau
- Country Reunited
What were three negative events of Reconstruction?
- The Ku Klux Klan
- The Jim Crow laws
- The economy hit depression
What was a primary aim of Reconstruction?
Readmitting Confederate states to the Union
Lincoln’s approach to the South after the Civil War was ___
Balanced
The 14th Amendment gave citizenship rights to all freedmen. This meant they would ___
Receive equal protection under the law
What phrase most accurately describes the Reconstruction project?
Well-intentioned but incomplete
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Granted equal rights to blacks in public accommodations
Segregation
Separate
Jim Crow Laws
Kept blacks and whites separate
Persons of color
Anyone suspected of having a black ancestor
Supremacy
Dominance; authority; power
Supreme Court
Highest court in the land
Poll tax
A fee charged at the voting booth
Literacy test
A reading and writing test
Discrimination
Prejudice
Facilities
Public accommodations: Theaters, restaurants, hotels, schools, parks, trains, streetcars, and even restrooms
