Reconstruction

Reconstruction was known as _____________________.

• time of war

• a time period in U.S. history of rebuilding.

• law that were passed in Texas

• a battle ship from World War II

Sharecroppers are ________________________________.

• farmers who pay landowners with their crops.

• laws that were passed.

• amendments to laws

• a time period in U. S. history.

The __________Amendment outlawed slavery.

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

What amendment grants all citizens equal protection of the laws?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.

• race.

• where they live

What amendment abolished slavery?

• 13th
• 14th
• 15th
• 16th

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was called the ___________________..

• Reconstruction

• Freedman's Bureau

• Black Codes

• Jim Crow Laws

Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?

• To limit African Americans rights to vote and go to school.

• To expand Confederate rights

• To give women voting rights

• To send people to jail.

The following group provided aid (help) to former slaves during Reconstruction.

• Black Codes

• Carpetbaggers

• 13th Amendment

• Freedmen's Bureau

In which year did Texas rejoin the Union?

• May 30, 1817

• January 15, 1877

• March 30, 1870