Reconstruction Vocabulary Lesson

Poll

In your opinion, which one effected the South the MOST after the Civil War?

• Political Effects

• Social Effects

• Economic Effects

Dropdown

The act of setting someone free, especially from slavery is called

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Dropdown

Reconstruction mean things are being ​

Select answer

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are synonyms for 'amendment'?

• Change

• Update

• Revision

• Approval

Drag and Drop

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Placeholder

is the official way to confirm or approve something, usually by vote.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Ratification

Validation

Acknowledgment

Certification

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Fill in the blank: Martial law means rules and laws controlled by the

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Match

Match the following

• Reconstruction

• Amendment

• Ratification

• Martial Law

• Emancipation

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War

A change to the Constitution

The formal approval of a proposed amendment

Military rule, army control

Setting someone free

• The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War

• A change to the Constitution

• The formal approval of a proposed amendment

• Military rule, army control

• Setting someone free

Multiple Choice

Which government group was created to help formerly enslaved people and poor Southerners after the Civil War?

• Freedmen’s Bureau

• Black Codes

• Segregation Committee

• Citizenship Board

Multiple Choice

Does a citizen have legal rights in their country?

• Yes

• No

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Suffrage is the right to

.

Fill in the Blanks

Synonyms: Restrictive laws, unfair rules

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Segregation means separating people based on

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Match

Match the following

• Freedman's Bureau

• Citizenship

• Suffrage

• Black Codes

• Segregation

Established to help freed slaves

Being a legal member of a country

The right to vote

limited the rights of African Americans

separation of races

• Established to help freed slaves

• Being a legal member of a country

• The right to vote

• limited the rights of African Americans

• separation of races

Multiple Choice

 Does a sharecropper pay their rent with money or crops?

• Crops
• Money
• Labor
• Land

Fill in the Blanks

Tenant farming is also known as

farming.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between tenant farming and sharecropping?

• Tenant farming requires no payment, while sharecropping is a loan system that farmers had to organize with the bank.

• Sharecropping is a fixed rent system, whereas tenant farming pays with labor.
• Tenant farming involves sharing the crop, while sharecropping is a cash payment system.
• Tenant farming was slightly different from sharecropping because the farmers had more control over their supplies.

Categorize

Options (11)

Reconstruction

Amendment

Ratification

Martial Law

Freedman's Bureau

Citizenship

Suffrage

Black Codes

Segregation

sharecropping

tenant farming

Match each term with the correct effect.

Political Effect (4)

Social Effects (5)

Economic Effects (2)