Reconstruction 9/20/22 Flashcards
Who assassinated Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who took over after Lincoln was killed?
VP Andrew Johnson
What was Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?
Restoration
What abolished slavery in all parts of the US?
the 13th Amendment
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 overturn?
Black Codes
What gave full citizenship to all born in the US?
the 14th Amendment
What prohibits the state or federal government from denying the right to vote to any male because of race or color?
the 15th Amendment
What sprang up as a result of African Americans serving in the House of Representatives?
The Ku Klux Klan
What is the fee people had to pay before voting?
Poll Tax
What was the document where you had to explain difficult parts of the Constitution?
LIteracy Test
What was the document where if your father or grandfather voted before Reconstruction you could vote?
Grandfather Clause
What were the segregation laws that were adopted in the South?
Jim Crow Laws
What was the court cased that ruled “separate but equal” was constitutional?
Plessey vs Ferguson
What was the court case that reversed Plessey vs Ferguson?
Brown vs the Board of Ed.
