Reconstruction

How did the Civil War affect the Southern states?

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  Many homes, farms, and factories in the South had been destroyed.

• The south was wealthy after the war!

• Many people moved to the southern states.

The fifteenth Amendment was ratified after the Civil War. Which of the following groups were protected by the amendment?

• Women who wanted to vote

• African-American men over 21 who wanted to vote

• African-Americans who wanted U.S. citizenship

The term “Jim Crow” refers to

• The laws that kept African-Americans from having their full rights. They allowed African-Americans to be falsely punished and treated unfairly.

• The man who led Americans to free the enslaved.

• The laws that freed African-Americans from slavery.

Which of the following was the MAIN goal of Reconstruction?

• Helping the North's economy

• Giving money to Southern farmers

• Reuniting the North and South

What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?

• It kept former slaves dependent on the land owners.

• It encouraged Northerners to move south.

How did the Freedmen’s Bureau help newly freed slaves?

• Set up schools

• Ran banks to lend money to poor people

• Provided transportation west to newly freed slaves.

In the ten years following the Civil War, how did many former slaves earn a living?

• conductors on the Underground Railroad

• sharecroppers on Southern farms

• workers in Northern factories

The thirteenth amendment states

• slavery would NOT be allowed in the U.S.

• slavery would still be allowed in the U.S.

The fourteenth amendment states

• the states could NOT limit the rights of the citizens.

• The states could limit the rights of the citizens.

• States could take away life, liberty, or property without due process of the law.

What is the period of post Civil War called?

• Renovating

• Reconstruction

• Relocating