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What was the primary goal of the federal government during Reconstruction?

  • To reintegrate the former Confederate states and protect the rights of African Americans (correct)
  • To punish the Confederate states
  • To eliminate all state governments in the South
  • To establish a military dictatorship in the South

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in all circumstances.

False (B)

What did the Fourteenth Amendment establish regarding citizenship?

Birthright citizenship

The _____ Amendment granted voting rights to Black men by prohibiting the denial of the right to vote based on race.

<p>Fifteenth</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many African Americans served in public office during Reconstruction?

<p>2,000 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rights gained by African Americans during Reconstruction remained intact throughout the following decades.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one significant outcome of the Fifteenth Amendment for African Americans?

<p>Formal participation in American politics</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the Reconstruction Amendments with their main provisions:

<p>Thirteenth Amendment = Abolished slavery Fourteenth Amendment = Defined birthright citizenship and equal protection Fifteenth Amendment = Prohibited voting discrimination based on race</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a key impact of the Fourteenth Amendment?

<p>It defined birthright citizenship and ensured equal protection. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Fifteenth Amendment granted voting rights to Black women.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of the Reconstruction Amendments?

<p>Defining standards of citizenship and protecting the rights of African Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Thirteenth Amendment abolished _____ except as a punishment for a crime.

<p>slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match each Reconstruction Amendment to its significance:

<p>Thirteenth Amendment = Abolished slavery Fourteenth Amendment = Defined birthright citizenship Fifteenth Amendment = Prohibited voting discrimination based on race</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement reflects the impact of the Fifteenth Amendment?

<p>It allowed formerly enslaved individuals to gain political representation. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Approximately 2,000 African Americans served in public office during the Reconstruction era.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What legal precedent did the Fourteenth Amendment overturn?

<p>Dred Scott v. Sandford</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of Black Codes enacted during the Reconstruction era?

<p>To restrict the rights of African Americans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Convict leasing created opportunities for African Americans to work under fair conditions.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Special Field Orders No. 15 aim to achieve?

<p>Redistribute land to newly freed African American families.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The practice of _____ involved farming land in exchange for a large share of crops going to the landowner.

<p>sharecropping</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a consequence of President Andrew Johnson revoking Special Field Orders No. 15?

<p>Eviction of African Americans from confiscated land (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Black Codes allowed children of African Americans to be taken by the state for unpaid apprenticeships.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Through _____, farmers borrowed against their future harvest, leading to a cycle of debt.

<p>crop liens</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following practices with their effects on African Americans post-abolition:

<p>Black Codes = Restricted rights and movement Sharecropping = Limited economic progression Convict leasing = Labor under slave-like conditions Crop liens = Debt accumulation and exploitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Reconstruction Amendments

Amendments to the US Constitution enacted during Reconstruction (1865-1877) that aimed to reintegrate former Confederate states and protect the rights of African Americans

Thirteenth Amendment

Officially abolished slavery in the United States (1865), except as a punishment for a crime.

Fourteenth Amendment

Defined birthright citizenship and granted equal protection to all people (1868), overturning Dred Scott.

Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibited denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude (1870).

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Reconstruction Era Politics

Period of significant participation by African Americans in Southern politics after the Civil War (1865-1877).

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Jim Crow Era

Period after Reconstruction (1877-1960s) where the gains made during Reconstruction were blocked.

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Reconstruction Amendments impact

Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th) gave African Americans citizenship, equal rights, and political representation. They overturned laws that limited these rights.

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13th Amendment

Officially abolished slavery in the US, except as punishment for a crime.

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14th Amendment

Defined birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law for all persons.

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15th Amendment

Prohibited denial of voting rights based on race or previous servitude.

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Reconstruction Era Politics

A period where hundreds of African Americans in the South served in local and national government.

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Jim Crow Era

Era after Reconstruction (post 1877) where previously gained rights were restricted.

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African American Citizenship

Reconstruction amendments created a pathway to full citizenship for African Americans, based on equal rights and political participation.

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Black Codes

Restrictive laws in the South after the Civil War that limited the rights of newly freed African Americans.

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Labor contracts

Agreements requiring African Americans to work for low pay with harsh conditions.

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Vagrancy

Lack of employment or stable residency.

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Special Field Orders No. 15

Union General Sherman's plan to redistribute southern land to freed African Americans.

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Sharecropping

A system where farmers work land owned by others in exchange for part of the crop and tools, and often led to significant debt.

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Crop liens

Farmers borrowed money against future crops, often leading to a cycle of debt.

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Convict leasing

Southern prisons profiting from leasing imprisoned African American men to landowners.

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Presidential Reconstruction

The period of Reconstruction focused on the re-entry of states to the Union after the Civil War, mostly done through Presidential authority.

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Study Notes

Reconstruction Amendments

  • Reconstruction (1865-1877) aimed to reintegrate Confederate states and protect formerly enslaved African Americans.
  • The 13th Amendment (1865) abolished slavery except as punishment for a crime.
  • The 14th Amendment (1868) established birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law. It overturned Dred Scott v. Sandford and Black codes.
  • The 15th Amendment (1870) granted African American men the right to vote, forbidding denial based on race, color, or previous servitude.

Impact on African American Political Participation

  • The 15th Amendment enabled African American men to participate in politics.
  • Thousands of African Americans held public office during Reconstruction, from local to federal levels (Senate).
  • Post-Reconstruction, Jim Crow laws blocked many of these rights until the 1960s.

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