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Reconstruction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Reconstruction mean? | The time period following the Civil War when the US government focuses on transforming (changing) the South. |
| What was the one way the US government tried to transform the South (the easy one)? | Rebuilding the buildings, towns, and crops. |
| What was the biggest problem the government faced during Reconstruction? | The government didn’t know what to do with the freed slaves? |
| What were some things the freed slave did not have? | Land, jobs, skills and the ability to take care of themselves |
| What was one thing Abraham Lincoln wanted? | Amnesty for those who would swear allegiance to the US and obey its laws. |
| Under Lincoln’s plan, which Confederates would be punished? | High ranking officials & those who had abused POWs |
| Name one thing the radical Republicans wanted. | Full citizenship for freed slaves |
| Who was elected after Lincoln was shot? | Andrew Johnson |
| What did the 13th amendment do? | Outlawed slavery |
| What did the Freedmen’s Bureau give to former slaves and needy whites? | food and clothing |
| What did Congress try to pass in 1866? | A Civil Rights Bill for African Americans |
| What did President Johnson do after Congress passed the Civil Rights Bill? | He vetoed it. |
| Under the Black Codes name two things blacks had the right to do? | Marry Own property Sue Have an education |
| What were some things African Americans could not do under the Black Codes? | Could not serve on juries, bear arms, testify against whites in court or marry whites. |
| What did Republicans do in reaction to the Black Codes? | Adopted the 14th amendment |
| What does the 14th amendment provide? | Equal protection under the law for everyone regardless of race. |
| What did Johnson do about the 14th amendment? | Told South to reject it and it didn’t pass in Congress. |
| What eventually happened to President Johnson? | He was impeached but later acquitted (they didn't find enough evidence to convict him). |
| Who was elected President after Johnson? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What did the 15th amendment that the Republicans passed say? | Every citizen had the right to vote, no matter that person’s skin color or race. |
| What secret society was formed during Reconstruction? | The KKK |
| Why was the KKK formed? | To fight African Americans’ new freedoms |
| What is the most important thing to know about the KKK? | They used terrorism to control blacks. |
| What was another name for the KKK? | The Invisible Empire of the South. |