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Reconstruction
important vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the federal agency created to help the transition from slavery to emancipation | Freedman's Bureau |
| What were the harsh laws that still-powerful whites used to subjugate freed slaves | Black Codes |
| The period of rebuilding the US after the Civil War was known as___________. | Reconstruction |
| The ____________ gave African American males the right to vote | 15th Amendment |
| The ____________ prohibited slavery in the United States. | 13th Amendment |
| The ____________ addressed citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. | 14th Amendment |
| Who was the US president known for being very lenient toward the South and vetoing all the initiatives of all the Radical Republicans? | Andrew Johnson |
| What was the name given to Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction? | Carpetbaggers |
| What was the unflattering name given to Southerners who joined the Republican Party and wanted to see change brought to the South? | Scalawags |
| Which political party represented the interests of Southerners who didn't want to see change brought to the South? | Democratic Party |
| What group formed in Tennessee and used terror and intimidation toward African American, especially to keep them from voting or owning land? | Ku Klux Klan |
| What laws were passed by Congress and made it illegal to interfere with voting | Enforcement Acts |
| What were two new economic systems that developed in the South after the Civil War? | Sharecropping and Tenant Farming |
| Who became the US president as a result of the Compromise of 1877? | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| After Reconstruction, what tactics were used to keep African Americans from voting? | Poll Tax and Literacy Test |
| What were the laws passed in the South that were designed to keep African Americans and the white population segregated? | Jim Crow Laws |