Reconstruction Era Flashcard

Reconstruction Era Flashcard

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11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is one of the most misunderstood eras in American history according to the document?

Back

Reconstruction

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What myth about Reconstruction is discussed by David Blight? Options: The South was economically prosperous, The North subjected the South to military rule, The South had no racial issues, The North was under military rule

Back

The North subjected the South to military rule

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role did the United Daughters of the Confederacy play after the war years faded into the distance?

Back

They took on a professional role in remembering the war.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What were "carpetbagger" and "scalawag" used to describe during Reconstruction?

Back

White Republicans and southern-born radicals.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did the Counter-Reconstruction movement aim to defeat?

Back

White advocates of Reconstruction

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What practice did the Civil Rights Cases ruling spur?

Back

Jim Crow laws

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did the ruling in the Civil Rights Cases prohibit?

Back

Racial discrimination in public places

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which act was a devastating blow to the rights of African Americans according to the Civil Rights Cases? Options: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Fair Housing Act of 1968, Social Security Act of 1935

Back

Civil Rights Act of 1964