Reconstruction Big Flashcard

Front

Which of the following was NOT one of the Main concerns following the Civil War: Rebuilding the Southern Economy, Reuniting the Union, Extending Citizenship to African Americans?

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Reestablishing Trade Relations with Great Britain

Front

What measures were enacted by Southern governments to disenfranchise African Americans, which were not overturned until the mid-twentieth century? Options: Segregation, Jim Crow Laws, Civil Rights Act of 1875, Compromise of 1877

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Jim Crow Laws

Front

People from the north who were seen as opportunists by southern white people because they came to make their fortunes from the South’s misfortunes.

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Carpetbaggers

Front

Formed in Tennessee in 1866, this was established to enforce violence against symbols of African American freedoms, especially education, religion and politics.

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Ku Klux Klan

Front

Which Reconstruction Plan allowed southern states to rejoin the Union as long as 10% of voters swore a loyalty oath?

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Lincoln's Plan

Front

Which Reconstruction Plan was the strictest for southerners to rejoin the Union?

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Radical Republicans

Front

The plan by Radical Republicans to educate, feed, clothe and provide healthcare to freed African Americans and poor white southerners:

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Freedman's Bureau

Front

Laws passed in 1870 and 1871 making it a federal offense to interfere with a citizen’s right to vote:

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Enforcement Acts

Front

Andrew Johnson in the Primary Resource we went over in class was saying what to the African American Solider?

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F.U. and take what's given to you

Front

Which is the best description of Reconstruction? Options: rebuilding the US after a big earthquake, a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War, a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War, unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War

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a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War