Reconstruction

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Which of the following was NOT one of the Main concerns following the Civil War: Rebuilding the Southern Economy, Reuniting the Union, Extending Citizenship to African Americans?

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Reestablishing Trade Relations with Great Britain

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Believed that African Americans should “pull themselves up by their bootstraps” in order to earn their place in society and establish themselves as hardworking and honest citizens:

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Booker T Washington

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All of the following EXCEPT _________ was used by the south to prevent African Americans from voting: Poll Taxes, Literacy Test, Grandfather Clause

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Civil Rights Acts

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What measures were enacted by Southern governments to disenfranchise African Americans, which were not overturned until the mid-twentieth century? Options: Segregation, Civil Rights Act of 1875, Compromise of 1877.

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Jim Crow Laws

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What measures were enacted by Southern governments to disenfranchise African Americans, which were not overturned until the mid-twentieth century?

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Jim Crow Laws

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This guaranteed African American citizens the right to ride trains and use public facilities such as hotels. Yet was left to the courts to interpret how the law would be applied:

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Civil Rights Act of 1875

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White men who had been locked out of pre-Civil War politics by their wealthier neighbors and were welcomed in by the Republican Party.

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Scalawags

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People from the north who were seen as opportunists by southern white people because they came to make their fortunes from the South’s misfortunes.

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Carpetbaggers

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Formed in Tennessee in 1866, this was established to enforce violence against symbols of African American freedoms, especially education, religion and politics.

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Ku Klux Klan

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Which Reconstruction Plan allowed southern states to rejoin the Union as long as 10% of voters swore a loyalty oath?

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Lincoln's Plan