Reconstruction

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

• end property and religious qualifications for voting.

• limit the number of terms of the president.

• correct problems with the electoral college system.

• provide legal and political rights for African Americans.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

• 15th

• 14th

• 13th

• 12th

What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment?

• give civil rights to women

• give African Americans citizenship

• give competition to businesses

• limit the power of the government

Why were African Americans still denied equal rights even after the 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments?

• No trust in the government

• the government took back the amendments

• people didn't learn about their rights

• the South made Black Codes/Jim Crow laws

The poll tax, literacy tests, and the Grandfather Clause were all trying to weaken what?

• 14th & 15th Amendment

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Jim Crow laws

What were Jim Crow laws created for?

• To not let women vote

• To keep whites and blacks segregated

• To help educate African Americans

• To help factory workers

What does the photo show?

• A character from Sharecropping shows

• The Freedmen's Bureau character

• A Black character from Minstrel Shows

• The 14th amendment

What was the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and the White League's main goal?

• To keep African American from voting.

• To provide services using the Freedmen's Bureau.

• To encourage African American to vote.

• To share crops with African Americans.

Which court case ruled segregation was legal as long as "separate-but-equal" facilities were provided.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Jim Crow v. White League

• Mendez v. Westminster

What did Plessy v. Ferguson essentially do?

• Outlaw racial segregation

• Legalize racial segregation

• Give African Americans property

• Give African Americans crops