Reconstruction

Constitutional Amendment that granted citizenship to freedmen; required freedmen to be given "equal protection under the law"

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 24th

Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 26th

These were designed to restrict the rights of freedom and led to the 14th amendment...

• black codes

• jim crow laws

• restrictive measures

• white rights

Which of these workers had some equipment and other goods to farm with?

• sharecroppers

• tenant farmers

• slaves

• indentured servants

what did the 15th amendment allow

• males to vote

• women to vote

• under age drinking

• none of the above

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was known as  

• A. New South
•  B. Reconstruction
•  C. Atlanta Compromise
• D. Georgia Platform

This group helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, jobs, housing and schooling. 

• Sharecropping
• Jim Crow Laws
• Reconstruction
• Freedmen's Bureau 

The members of Congress battled with both presidents because they felt that the Presidential Reconstruction Plans:

• were too focused on helping the freed African slaves, but not on helping the poor, white farmers.
• were too strict to allow the Union to ever be reunited as it was prior to the Civil War.
• were too lenient on the Southern states that had rebelled against the Union.
• were created too quickly without consulting the former leaders of the Confederate states.

Who favored harsher punishment on the Reconstruction plans?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Johnson
• Congress

What are Black Codes?

• Secret messages sent by former slaves
• wouldn't allow blacks to vote, testify against whites in court or be a juror.
• Live where they want