Reconstruction

Who fought in the Civil War?

• The Northern states (Union) and the Southern states (Confederacy).

• The United States and Russia.

• The United States and Germany.

• England and France.

Why did some states leave the Union (United States)?

• They thought they could form a stronger country.

• They disagreed with the other states about taxes.

• They were slave states who wanted to keep owning slaves.

• They didn't like the U.S. flag.

Who won the Civil War?

• The Northern States (Union)

• The Southern States (Confederate states).

• It was a tie.

• Russia.

What is an official change to the Constitution called?

• A Bill of Rights

• A mullenwig

• A win-win solution

• Amendment

Which amendment officially abolished slavery?

• 10th

• 13th

• 17th

• 19th

The 14th Amendment said that ________________.

• People cannot be put in jail for criticizing the President (free speech/free press).

• Anyone born in the United States is a citizen who deserves same protection under our laws.

• All people who had been slaves would be given a free job.

• The Freedmen's Bureau would be created.

The 15th Amendment said that _______________.

• Any American citizen can vote.

• All adult men must vote.

• All adults can vote, regardless of skin color.

• All men can vote, regardless of skin color.

What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?

• Helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.

• Helped former slaves find work, housing, education, etc.

• Tried to bring back slavery.

• Wrote the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

What happened to the Freedmen's Bureau?

• They were shut down because many people didn't support their mission.

• They achieved all their goals of helping former slaves be successful.

• They spent all their money on unsuccessful things.

• Martin Luther King Jr. took over.

After the Freedmen's Bureau was shut down, Reconstruction was over. What was next?

• Equality between blacks and whites was achieved.

• A return to slavery.

• The Jim Crow era of Segregation.

• The Second Civil War.