Quizs: Reconstruction

Suffrage

• The right to vote in political elections.

• The right to free speech and expression.

• The right to bear arms and defend oneself.

• The right to a fair trial and legal representation.

Reconstruction government

• The period after the Civil War in which the U.S. government worked to reintegrate the Southern states and rebuild the South.

• A government established to oversee the territories acquired during the Spanish-American War.

• A system of government implemented in the Southern states to enforce Jim Crow laws.

• The administration that governed the United States during the Great Depression.

Suffrage

• The right to vote.

• The right to free speech.

• The right to bear arms.

• The right to a fair trial.

Freedmen's Bureau

• A federal agency that assisted in reuniting African American families who'd been separated, establishing schools, legalizing marriages and providing them with medical care and food assistance.

• A military organization that enforced laws during Reconstruction.

• A social club for freed slaves to gather and discuss their rights.

• A government program that provided land grants to former slave owners.

Ku Klux Klan

• A civil rights organization advocating for equality among races.

• A white supremacist hate group that was founded in the post-Civil War South and is known for its violent actions against African Americans and other minority groups.

• A political party focused on promoting democracy and freedom.

• A historical society dedicated to preserving the history of the Civil War.

Lynching

• The legal execution of a criminal after a trial.

• The illegal killing of someone, typically by a mob, often by hanging, for an alleged offense without a legal trial.

• A form of punishment carried out by law enforcement officials.

• A peaceful protest against injustice.

Jim Crow Laws

• State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

• Federal laws promoting racial integration in the Northern United States.

• State laws allowing equal rights for all citizens regardless of race.

• Local laws that prohibit discrimination in public accommodations.

Nativist organizations

• Groups that advocate for the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

• Organizations that promote immigration and multiculturalism.

• Groups that focus on environmental issues and sustainability.

• Organizations that support the rights of immigrants and refugees.

15th Amendment

• Granted voting rights to all males (including African Americans) over the age of 21

• Granted voting rights to all females over the age of 21

• Prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race

• Established the voting age as 18 years

Institutionalize

• To establish something as a norm or standard within an organization or culture.

• To eliminate all forms of tradition and culture.

• To create a temporary policy for a specific situation.

• To promote individualism over collectivism.