The Reconstruction Era

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This is a farmer who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop.

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sharecropper

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The right to a trial by jury, the freedom of religion and the right to equal protection under the law are all examples of...

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civil rights

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officially allow someone who has been found guilty of a crime to go free without being punished.

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pardon

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Which of the following is the clearest example of white supremacy during Reconstruction? Options: The Enforcement Acts of 1870, the Black Codes, the Radical Republican agenda, The Civil Rights Act of 1966.

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the Black Codes

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What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do?

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banned slavery in the United States.

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What did the 14th Amendment to the Constitution do?

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Gave citizenship to everyone born in the United States and protected them equally under the law.

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The 15th Amendment to the Constitution...

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stated that the right to vote could not be taken away from citizens because of their race or former servitude.

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What label was given to Republican members of Congress during Reconstruction who wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote?

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Radical Republicans

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Scalawag

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A white Southerner who supported the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction.

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What did President Johnson's Reconstruction plan allow Southern states to do?

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allowed Southern states to create new governments that were similar to their pre-Civil War governments.