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Flashcards on Reconstruction Era in the South
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When did the Reconstruction Era in the South take place?
1865-1877
What were the primary goals of Reconstruction in the South?
To rebuild and reunify the country, protect the rights of freed slaves, and ensure Southern states' loyalty to the Union
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What were the laws known as that enforced racial segregation in the South?
Jim Crow laws
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during the Reconstruction Era?
John Wilkes Booth
What were the Black Codes?
Laws passed by Southern states to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans
Which event marked the end of the Reconstruction Era?
The Compromise of 1877
Who was the first African American senator during the Reconstruction Era?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
A federal agency established to aid and protect emancipated slaves during Reconstruction
Which Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation in public facilities, establishing the 'separate but equal' doctrine?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction Era?
To intimidate and suppress African Americans and supporters of the Republican Party
Who were the Radical Republicans during the Reconstruction Era?
A group of Republican politicians who sought to enact significant political and social change in the South
What was the significance of the 14th Amendment during the Reconstruction Era?
It granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all individuals born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau schools?
To provide education to newly freed African Americans during Reconstruction
What role did sharecropping play in the post-Civil War South?
Agricultural labor system where freed slaves and poor whites worked on plantations in exchange for a share of the crops
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When did the Reconstruction Era in the South take place?
1789-1801
1861-1865
1865-1877
1898-1918
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Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
12th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
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What were the laws known as that enforced racial segregation in the South?
Dred Scott Laws
Emancipation Proclamation
Underground Railroad
Jim Crow laws
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Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during the Reconstruction Era?
John Wilkes Booth
Andrew Johnson
Alexander Stephens
William Seward
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Which event marked the end of the Reconstruction Era?
Emancipation Proclamation
Thirteenth Amendment Ratification
Compromise of 1877
Fifteenth Amendment Ratification
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Who was the first African American senator during the Reconstruction Era?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells
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Which Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation in public facilities, establishing the 'separate but equal' doctrine?
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
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What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction Era?
To advocate for African American rights
To intimidate and suppress African Americans and supporters of the Republican Party
To promote racial equality
To support the Freedmen's Bureau
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What was the significance of the 14th Amendment during the Reconstruction Era?
Abolished slavery
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law
Ended racial segregation
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What role did sharecropping play in the post-Civil War South?
A system of public transportation
A method of preserving food
A strategy for women's suffrage
An agricultural labor system
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