Question 1

The 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments were created to _____________ slavery.

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end

Question 2

13th amendment went into effect December 18, ____________.

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1865

Question 3

13th amendment ______________________ slavery.

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abolished

Question 4

The 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments were created to protect the _________________ of the newly freed slaves.

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rights

Question 5

13th amendment ___________________ the slaves in the United States.

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freed

Question 6

13th amendment recognized the rights of _______________ Americans.

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ALL

Question 7

The Declaration of Independence promises, " Life, _________________ and the pursuit of happiness."

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liberty

Question 8

14th amendment was ratified July __________.

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1868

Question 9

14th amendment made former slaves __________________.

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citizens

Question 10

14th amendment provides: ________ ___________ of the law.

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due process

Question 11

14th amendment provides: Equal ________________ of the law.

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protection

Question 12

President ____________________ opposed the 14th amendment because of no representation of Southern States in Congress.

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Johnson

Question 13

15th amendment was ratified February of __________________.

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1870

Question 14

15th amendment gave former male slaves the right to ____________.

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vote

Question 15

These form er slaves still did not have the right to vote:

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female

Question 16

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied on the account of ___________________, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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race

Question 17

15th amendment allowed African American males to vote, hold political office, and be ____________ to state legislatures and congressional delegations.

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elected

Question 18

With the amendments, were any provisions made for African Americans to own land? YES or NO

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NO

Question 19

The economic rights and ___________________ of freedmen were limited even during reconstruction.

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independence

Question 20

Freedmen had (COMPLETE or LIMITED) economic benefits and independence during the reconstruction.

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LIMITED

Question 21

_____________________ , there were no protections in place for the rights of African Americans.

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Once Reconstruction ended

Question 22

The amendments were only effective so long as _____________________ were in control.

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Republicans

Question 23

For the amendments to be effective the Republicans needed to have control of state governments or _____________ troops were able to protect African Americans Social and political rights.

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federal troops

Question 24

The aim of African Americans during the Reconstruction was to _________________ their families.

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unite

Question 25

African Americans longed to enjoy the __________________ that had been denied during slavery.

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freedom

Question 26

Migrate means?

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move

Question 27

Many African Americans did not migrate to the North & West until the ________ & 20th centuries.

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19th

Question 28

African Americans married and established _________________ in the South.

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communities

Question 29

African Americans formed _________________ where they could worship freely.

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churches

Question 30

Many African Americans sought an education , and established ____________________ .

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businesses

Question 31

After Reconstruction African Americans voted and ran for elective offices. 1

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YES or 2

Question 32

After reconstruction it was easy for African Americans to acquire land. TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

Question 33

After Reconstruction the federal government returned land to the ______________ landowners. Because they respected the rights of these people to their landed property.

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whites

Question 34

Plantation owners made a lot of money from slavery because they did _________ the slaves to work.

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pay

Question 35

Being wealthy gave the Southern Plantation owners power in Southern _____________.

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society

Question 36

Plantation owners needed to figure a new way to grow large ___________ again.

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crops

Question 37

Plantation owners wanted to increase _________________ without having to pay too much.

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production

Question 38

_____________ wanted the money and power they had before the civil war.

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Plantation owners

Question 39

Most freedmenhad no _____________________to purchase land and little opportunity to work for wages.

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money

Question 40

There was little ___________________ money available in the South following Reconstruction.

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currency

Question 41

Freedmen went into agreements with white landowners to trade their __________________ for land.

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labor

Question 42

What is is the agreement called when a person works for a landowner in order to have some land to work.

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sharecropper

Question 43

Basically, workers _______________ the land.

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rented

Question 44

Rent was paid a portion of the __________________.

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crop

Question 45

Other things that crops paid for were: food, clothing and _________________.

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farming equipment

Question 46

When sharecropping, freedmen lived in __________________ on a plot of land.

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houses

Question 47

In exchange for the right to work the land, African Americans and _____________ whites would be given a SHARE of the CROPS.

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landless

Question 48

Sharecroppers were still intimidated and suffered from violence. YES or NO

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YES

Question 49

Freedmen had NO independence. TRUE or FALSE

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FALSE

Question 50

Freedmen's Bureau was established by ________________ prior to the end of the Civil War.

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congress

Question 51

It was the first line of assistance especially to ______________________.

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freedmen

Question 52

The Freedmen's Bureau was only available to: 1

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Just African Americans. 2

Question 53

Freedmen's Bureau provided food, clothing, medical care and ____________________.

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education

Question 54

Freedmen's Bureau even provide protection from_____________________ .

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hostile whites.

Question 55

The most important contribution of the Freedmen's Bureau was the establishment of over ___________________ schools.

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1,000

Question 56

Treating a group of people unfairly

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discriminatory

Question 57

The KKK was originally a social organization of ex

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_________________ soldiers.

Question 58

The KKK soon turned into a ______________ group.

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terrorist

Question 59

KKK was made of ______________ people.

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white

Question 60

KKK members were businessmen, __________________, and politicians.

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lawyers

Question 61

The goal of the KKK was to use violence, intimidation and _________ __________ to keep African Americans from exercising their rights under the 13, 14, & 15th amendments.

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voter fraud

Question 62

The KKK wanted to hold onto ___________ in the South.

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power

Question 63

KKK's wanted African Americans to "know their ______________."

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place

Question 64

Public _______________ became common methods of intimidating African Americans.

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lynchings

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