Chapter 18 Test

The 13th Amendment

• put an end to slavery once and for all.

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

The 14th Amendment

• put an end to slavery once and for all.

• gave citizenship and rights to the former slaves.

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

The 15th Amendment

• prohibited slavery.

• said all persons born in the United States (except Native Americans) were citizens of the United States and the states in which they lived.

• said states could not deny a person the right to vote on the basis of skin color, race, or pervious servitude.

• said former slaves were to be given homes and land.

Segregation is

• when there is equal treatment for all people

• when groups of people are separated by law.

• when a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

• the period of time after the Civil War from 1865 unto 1877

Reconstruction is

• the period of time when the White House was rebuilt

• when there was a forced separation of races

• when a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

• the rebuilding of our country from 1865 through 1877

Jim Crow Laws

• brought about the equal treatment for all people

• were laws that made segregation legal

• forced a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

• were created before the Civil War

The US government created this organization to help former slaves and poor whites.

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation

• Free Food Bureau

• Jobs and Education Bureau

• Freedman's Bureau

Sharecropping is where

• farmers work together with other farmers to grow crops.

• farmers share their crops with all the people of their community

• farmers give part of their crop to pay the rent for the land they are farming.

• farmers make more money by sharing their crops.

Why did sharecroppers remain poor?

• They used poor farming techniques and did not work very hard.

• They could never pay off all their debt from year to year.

• Their crops failed because of the "Dust Bowl."

• Animals and insects kept eating and destroying thier crops.

The Freedman's Bureau was to

• provide food, clothing, and medical care

• provide legal advice to poor whites and former slaves

• set up hospitals and schools

• all of the above