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Reconstruction Era
social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the purpose of Reconstruction? | process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union |
| Lincoln's reconstruction plan offered amnesty to the south if they did what two things? | swore oath, made slavery illegal |
| What were the three main reconstruction goals of radical republicans? | 10 % of voters |
| What amendment made slavery illegal in the U.S.? | 13th amendment |
| What type of relief did the Freedman's Bureau provide to freed-people? | free people through south and provided land, school and food. |
| Where was Lincoln assassinated? | forest theater in washington DC |
| What three things did the Wade-Davis bill include? | strict plan, congress disagreed, outlaw slavery |
| How did the black codes limit African Americans? | they had to be at home at a certain time, could not own guns, and had to rent land they could not buy it. |
| How did President Andrew Johnson anger the radicals republicans in congress? | the south thought that Johnson was blocking reconstruction effort. |
| Why did Johnson veto the Civil Rights Acts of 1866? | gave blacks equal right of whites |
| On what ground did congress impeach President Andrew Johnson? | violated office when fired a cabinet member in there 10 year act. |
| The 14th amendment granted African Americans citizenship so they could do what? | vote |
| What term explains how voting rights were taken away from African Americans? | disenfranchise |
| What set of laws passed by the south limited African Americans right to vote? | Jim Crow laws |
| List two ways in which the Jim Crow laws limited African Americans. | segregation and pole tax |
| What is segregation? | separation of black and whites in public places |
| What court case made segregation legal in the U.S.? | Plessy vs Ferguson |
| How was reconstruction a failure (list 3 ways)? | many south remain bitter to government and party, racism continued, and limit blacks voting |
| What act will prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in the U.S.? | Civil rights of 1964 |
| What were the three main reconstruction goals of radical republicans? | Break power of rich planters, insure freedom, receive the right to vote, stay in power. |
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