Reconstruction and New South

The 15th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

• abolished slavery
• gave women the right to vote.
• gave blacks the right to vote.

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

• Voting Rights
• Bear Arms
• Gave equal protection

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

• Free Speech
• Abolished Slavery
• Voting rights

What are Black Codes?

• Secret messages sent by former slaves
• wouldn't allow blacks to vote, testify against whites in court or be a juror.
• Live where they want

Who favored harsher punishment on the Reconstruction plans?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Andrew Johnson
• Congress

Why did Georgia expel its black legislators?

• Said Georgia constitution denied black the right to hold political office
• Said since they couldn't read they couldn't hold office
• Said they couldn't hold political office because they wouldn't allow them to hold their own school board.

Who used scare tactics to influence African Americans?

• Ku Klux Klan
• Freedmen's Bureau
• Legislators

Who owned their tools and supplies?

• Sharecropping
• Tenant Farming
• Legislators

Who only contributed labor to the farm?

• Sharecropping
• Tenant Farming
• Legislators

Who was more likely to get ahead?

• Sharecropping
• Tenant Farming