Reconstruction Flashcard

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This picture would look different before the ratification of the -

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15th Amendment

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What reason did the speaker in the excerpt give for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson?

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Andrew Johnson challenged Reconstruction legislation passed by Congress.

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Reconstruction can be defined as the time period in which southern states were brought back into the Union after the Civil War.

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southern states were brought back into the Union after the Civil War

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How did carpetbaggers impact Reconstruction?

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They helped to rebuild southern state governments.

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This amendment was significant because it -

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permanently eliminated slavery

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What was sharecropping AND what was a long-term consequence of this farming system?

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A system where landowners allowed tenants to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced and it led to economic dependency and poverty among sharecroppers.

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The Freedmen’s Bureau assisted former slaves during Reconstruction by -

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setting up schools to provide education

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Which of the following best completes this diagram?
Options: Stock market crashed nationwide, Native Americans embraced American culture, Latin American countries expanded trade, New markets opened for businesses

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New markets opened for businesses

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Hiram Rhodes Revels was significant to the Reconstruction era because he -

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became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate

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What prompted Congress to ratify this amendment? Options: The opposition of southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation, The restrictive laws for African Americans enacted by southern states, The surge of Chinese and Irish immigrants in western territories, The nullification argument proposed by southern state governments

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The restrictive laws for African Americans enacted by southern states