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SS Ch 17 - 18

SS Midterm Jan 28

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An agency set up to provide food, clothing, med. care & legal advice to poor blacks & whites. Freedmen's Bureau
Why did Afr.Amer. continue to experience political & economic oppression? southern legislatures enacted (created) the Jim Crow laws
In their plans for Reconstruction, both Presidents Abraham Lincoln & Andrew Johnson sought to allow Southern States to reenter the nation ASAP.
The major purpose of provisions of the 14th amendment was to protect the rights of African Americans.
During Reconstruction, the Black Codes passed by Southern States were attempts to deny equal rights to African Americans.
What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War? it kept former slaves dependent on the land owners
How was the institution of slavery formally abolished in the United States? ratification (approval) of the 13th amendment in 1865
Period when the south rejoined the Union. reconstruction
In the South, the passage of Jim Crows laws in the 1870s & 1880s led directly to the segregation (separation) of public facilities.
Which constitutional amendment ended slavery in the United States? 13th amendment
What agency was set up to provide food, clothing, medical care & educ. to poor blacks & whites? Freedmen's Bureau
The murder of an important leader. assassination
The Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War Era were attempts to state & local gov. to restrict the freedoms of Afr.Amer.
How were poll taxes & literacy tests used? to deny African Americans the right to vote
Southern states tried to limit the impact of the new amendments passed during Reconstruction by passing Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws provided for separate public facilities based on race.
13th Amendment ended slavery in the United States
The 14th & 15th amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in increased individual rights for African Americans.
Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted (passed) Black Codes to restrict the rights of former slaves.
In the ten years following the Civil War, how did many former slaves earn a living? sharecroppers on Southern farms
14th Amendment gave full citizenship to African Americans
What did African Americans think would help them make better lives for themselves? better education
What were the Black Codes? they limited the rights of Afr.Amer. to travel, vote, & work
How did sharecropping affect African Americans during Reconstruction? a set up for poor whites & former slaves to become farmers
15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote
"Grandfather Clause" allowed a person to vote if their grandfather voted
The Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal" Plessy v Ferguson
Ch. 18 :)
Transcontinental Railroad Linked the Atlantic & Pacific and spurred industrial growth and is a railroad that expands the entire country
Name a positive effects of the transcontinental railroad created jobs
Negative effects of the Transcontinental Railroad created pollution / wildlife habitats were harmed / It went through tribal lands.
What does Manifest Destiny mean? Idea that American settlers would expand from coast to coast & westward expansion
Why was the Homestead Act created? Gave free land to encourage people to move West
Legislation aimed at assimilating Native Americans Dawes Act
Under assimilation, Native Americans were forced to Become more "white"/American
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act? to assimilate Native Americans to prevent more conflicts
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