Reconstruction period 1865-1875

Question 1

What was the 13th Amendment and when was it established?

Answer 1

Created in 1865, after the end of the Civil War.

It abolished slavery in America

Question 2

When was the first Civil Rights Act?

Answer 2

1866

Question 3

What did the first civil rights act establish?

Answer 3

Reaction to black codes in the South.

It guaranteed citizenship for anyone born in the USA. Forbade states from giving privileges to citizens

Question 4

What was the Bureau of Refugees?

Answer 4

Gave food, medical services and schools for former slaves and negotiated work contracts between former masters and slaves

Question 5

What was the 15th Amendment?

Answer 5

Forbade states from denying someone the right to vote based on their skin colour.

Question 6

When was the 15th Amendment?

Answer 6

1870

Question 7

What was the name of the African American senate who represented Mississippi?

Answer 7

Blanche K. Bruce

Question 8

When was the slaughterhouse case?

Answer 8

1873

Question 9

What did the slaughterhouse case state?

Answer 9

State laws trump federal laws. Allowed states to introduce segregation laws, without government interaction

Question 10

Why did the reconstruction fail?

Answer 10

Little to none enforcement of civil rights acts
Government needed support from white southern states
Rebels were pardoned and even allowed back into office- no change politically