Reconstruction Era Flashcards

The four types of force assimilation used against Native Americans in U.S. history include the Trail of Tears, forced removal, confinement in concentration camps, and forced labor.

To absorb into a culture

Genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

<p>The Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their homelands in the Southeastern United States to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Reconstruction era took place after the Civil War.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>President Johnson's plan for readmitting the Confederate states after the Civil War was to require them to ratify the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>President Johnson was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act, which prohibited him from firing Cabinet members without Senate approval. He fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, a Radical Republican, without consulting the Senate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>The military ruled the five districts of the Southern states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Republican-dominated legislatures accomplished the following during Reconstruction: (1) they established new public school systems, (2) they expanded rights for African Americans, and (3) they made strides in women's rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 13th Amendment prohibited slavery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 14th Amendment guaranteed that anyone born in the United States is automatically a citizen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reconstruction was the effort to rebuild the United States after the Civil War.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Freedmen's Bureau was created to provide relief and assistance to former slaves and poor white southerners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states to limit the freedom and rights of African Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 put Congress in charge of Reconstruction instead of the President.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sharecropping is a system in which farmers raise crops for a landowner and receive a share of the profits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) during Reconstruction was to maintain the social and political power of white people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To lynch someone means to murder them without a trial, often by hanging.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poll tax is a fee that must be paid in order to vote.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A literacy test is a test used to assess someone's ability to read and write.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Compromise of 1877 was an agreement between Democrats and Republicans that ended Reconstruction in the South.</p> Signup and view all the answers

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, often due to their ethnicity, religion, or political beliefs.

To absorb into a culture, adopting its customs, language, and beliefs.

The forceful relocation of Native Americans from their ancestral lands to designated areas, often with devastating consequences.

The period after the American Civil War (1861–1865) focused on rebuilding the nation and addressing the issue of slavery and the rights of formerly enslaved people.

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln occurred on April 14, 1865.

President Johnson proposed that Confederate states could rejoin the Union by ratifying, or approving, the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.

President Andrew Johnson was impeached by the House of Representatives, but he was not removed from office by the Senate.

The Republican-dominated legislatures in the South enacted significant reforms during Reconstruction, including establishing a new public school system, expanding rights for African Americans, and advocating for women's rights.

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude.

The 14th Amendment established that all people born or naturalized in the United States are U.S. citizens.

The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

The Freedmen's Bureau was a government agency established to help formerly enslaved people and poor white southerners during Reconstruction.

Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.

Passed in 1867, the Reconstruction Acts placed the South under military rule, dividing it into five military districts.

Sharecropping was a system where farmers worked a landowner's land in exchange for a share of the crops.

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a white supremacist group that sought to maintain white dominance and suppress the rights of African Americans through violence and intimidation.

Lynching was the illegal murder of a person by a mob, often without a trial.

A poll tax was a fee that voters had to pay in order to vote, often used to prevent African Americans from voting.

A literacy test was a requirement to vote, often used to disenfranchise African Americans by requiring difficult reading and writing skills.

The Compromise of 1877 was an agreement between Democrats and Republicans that ended Reconstruction in exchange for the election of Rutherford B. Hayes as president.

The Trail of Tears was a devastating forced relocation of Cherokee people from their ancestral lands in the Southeast to present-day Oklahoma, resulting in great hardship and loss of life.

4,000 Cherokee people died during the forced relocation of the Trail of Tears, often due to disease and harsh conditions.

The Trail of Tears journey involved around 17,000 Cherokee people being marched to a new territory.

The Trail of Tears was a devastating event in American history that exemplified the forced assimilation and displacement of Native American populations.

The Trail of Tears was a tragic example of the Federal government's policy of westward expansion and its impact on Native Americans, forcibly removing them from their homelands to make way for white settlers.

The Trail of Tears marked the beginning of a long period of forced assimilation and dispossession for Native American tribes, with the federal government utilizing policies and treaties to weaken their traditional way of life.

The Trail of Tears stands as a reminder of the historical injustices inflicted upon Native American populations, highlighting the need for greater understanding and respect for Indigenous cultures and heritage.