Reconstruction Era Flashcard

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What is the term for a government pardon?

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Amnesty

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Who were the Freedmen?

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Men and women legally freed from slavery

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What were the Black Codes?

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Laws limiting rights of African Americans

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What nickname was given to northern whites who moved South after the Civil War?

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Carpetbaggers

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What is the process of bringing formal charges against a public official called?

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Impeachment

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What was required to be paid before voting, according to the document? Options: Literacy test, Poll Tax, Grandfather clause, Sharecropping fee

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Poll Tax

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What was the purpose of the literacy test?

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To restrict voting rights

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What did the Grandfather clause allow?

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Voting without a literacy test

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What does segregation refer to?

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Enforced separation of races

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Who is a sharecropper?

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A person who rents land to farm.