Reconstruction Day 4

What is the title of the newspaper?

• Knoxville Sentinel

• Daily News

• The Times

• Evening Post

Who wrote the newspaper ad? What was his role?

• James M. Collins, Revenue Collector

• John Smith, Editor

• Robert Brown, Publisher

• William Johnson, Reporter

Who was the article addressed to? What was happening to them?

• Every colored man in Davidson County, being taxed

• Every resident of Knoxville, being relocated

• Every farmer in Tennessee, receiving subsidies

• Every merchant in Nashville, facing fines

Determine which description explains the impact of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.

• Newly freed African Americans struggled to make a living wage

• African Americans could serve on juries or run for political office

• African Americans were denied the right to vote

What were black codes AND how did they impact freedmen?

• Laws restricting African Americans' freedom, limiting rights

• Codes for voting rights, enhancing freedoms

• Guidelines for education, improving literacy

• Economic policies, increasing wealth

Who was the first Black man to serve in the U.S. Congress?

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

As a result of the Siege of Vicksburg, what was achieved?

• Union forces captured the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half

• Confederate forces gained control of the Mississippi River

• The Union army retreated to the north

• The Confederacy expanded its territory

Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?

• limit African Americans rights
• expand Confederate rights
• give women voting rights
• jail Carpetbaggers