Reconstruction Era Flashcard

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Who was the U.S. President during the early Reconstruction era?

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Andrew Johnson

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What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

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To assist freed slaves and poor whites

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What was the main goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?

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To ensure civil rights for freed slaves

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What was the significance of the Jim Crow laws?

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They enforced racial segregation

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Who proposed to treat the South leniently after the Civil War?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What was a major issue facing the South regarding freedmen?

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How to integrate them into public life and the economy

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Which amendment abolished slavery?

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Thirteenth Amendment

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What did the Fifteenth Amendment prohibit?

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Denial of voting rights based on race

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Who was the first African American elected to Congress?

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Hiram Rhodes Revels

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What happened after Northern troops were withdrawn from the South?

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Southern states started passing segregation laws.