Radical Reconstruction

The plan created by the Radical Republicans in Congress after the Civil War. They wanted to punish the South and make sure formerly enslaved people had rights and protection. They divided the South into military districts and guaranteed AA rights.

Presidential Reconstruction

A more lenient Reconstruction plan by Lincoln and Johnson, allowing Southern States to quickly join the Union quickly.

A system where farmers worked land owned by others and paid with a share of their crops.

A violent group that that tried to stop African Americans from gaining equal rights.

Granted citizenship to all people born in the United States, including formerly enslaved people and allowed equal protection under the law.

Gave African American men the right to vote. States could not deny voting rights based on race or color.

What were some of the voting restrictions placed on African American men?

Many Southern States used: Poll taxes (fees to vote) Literacy tests (reading and writing tests) Grandfather clauses (allowing people to vote only if their ancestor had voted before the Civil War)

What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson

In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was legal as long as the separate facilities were supposedly "separate but equal." Homer Plessy, who was part African American, sat in a "whites- only" railroad car to challenge a segregation law.

What were Jim Crow Laws?

Jim Crow laws were laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans after Reconstruction.

Examples of Jim Crow Laws?

Separate schools, restaurants, bathrooms, transportation, and other public facilities between African Americans and whites.

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Reconstruction

Question	Answer
Radical Reconstruction	The plan created by the Radical Republicans in Congress after the Civil War. They wanted to punish the South and make sure formerly enslaved people had rights and protection. They divided the South into military districts and guaranteed AA rights.
Presidential Reconstruction	A more lenient Reconstruction plan by Lincoln and Johnson, allowing Southern States to quickly join the Union quickly.
Sharecropping	A system where farmers worked land owned by others and paid with a share of their crops.
KKK (Ku Klux Klan)	A violent group that that tried to stop African Americans from gaining equal rights.
Identify the Reconstruction Amendments	13th, 14th and 15th
13th Amendment	Abolished slavery
14th Amendment	Granted citizenship to all people born in the United States, including formerly enslaved people and allowed equal protection under the law.
15th Amendment	Gave African American men the right to vote. States could not deny voting rights based on race or color.
What were some of the voting restrictions placed on African American men?	Many Southern States used: Poll taxes (fees to vote) Literacy tests (reading and writing tests) Grandfather clauses (allowing people to vote only if their ancestor had voted before the Civil War)
What was the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson	In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was legal as long as the separate facilities were supposedly "separate but equal." Homer Plessy, who was part African American, sat in a "whites- only" railroad car to challenge a segregation law.
What were Jim Crow Laws?	Jim Crow laws were laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans after Reconstruction.
Examples of Jim Crow Laws?	Separate schools, restaurants, bathrooms, transportation, and other public facilities between African Americans and whites.

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