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Unit 7
Unit 7: Reconstruction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution accomplish? | It made slavery illegal in the United States |
| The 14th Amendment guaranteed: | Citizenship to all people born in the United States |
| Which group was NOT given voting rights by the 15th Amendment? | Women |
| What was the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau? | To help African Americans adjust to life as free people |
| The Freedmen's Bureau provided all of these EXCEPT: | Voting rights |
| Why did sharecropping begin? | Because landowners wanted cheap workers |
| In the sharecropping system, what did landowners provide? | Land, tools, and housing |
| What was the main problem with sharecropping? | It kept sharecroppers in poverty |
| What were Jim Crow laws designed to do? | Limit the rights of African Americans |
| What does "segregate" mean in the context of Jim Crow laws? | To separate people from each other |
| What does "discriminate" mean? | To treat people unfairly because of skin color |
| What did sharecroppers have to give to landowners? | Their labor, most of their crops, and most of their income (money) |
| What does "disenfranchise" mean? | To deny voting rights |
| The 14th Amendment required states to: | Protect all citizens equally |
| Who was NOT included in the 15th Amendment's voting rights? | American Indians and women |
| What were the three goals of Jim Crow laws? | Segregate, discriminate, and disenfranchise |
| Under sharecropping, landowners provided all EXCEPT: | Labor |