Historical Context: The Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow

What was one of the reasons the Union (North) won the Civil War?

• They had more soldiers than the Confederate (South).

• Studies show, soldiers from the Union (North) slept less than those in the Confederate (South.

• The Union did not win the Civil War. The Confederates did.

• One of the reasons the Union won was because they had more horses--faster transportation.

What started the Civil War?

• The Civil War was started over a disagreement about how the United States should pay African American people.

• The Civil War was started because the Confederate South wanted to have a larger railroad system.

• The Civil War began due to a disagreement. The North wanted to get rid of slavery and the South wanted to keep it.

• The Civil War was about the rights of Americans--separating from the British Empire.

During the Reconstruction Period...

• the South was given the opportunity to keep slaves for 10 more years to rebuild.

• the South began to rebuild itself after the loss of the Civil War.

• the North was rebuilding itself after the Civil War.

• the North used slaves, during a 10 year period, to put itself back together.

These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 

• Freedman's Bureau Laws
• Reconstruction Acts
• Black Codes
• Jim Crow Laws

Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group

• Latino/Latinx People

• African-American People

• Indigenous/ Native People

• Asian People

What best describes Jim Crow laws?

• better opportunities for women
• African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
• discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
• unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education