Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln.
What happened to John Wilkes Booth after shooting Lincoln?
He was trapped by pursuers and killed.
Who became president after Abraham Lincoln?
Andrew Johnson took over as president after Lincoln.
What did the 13th Amendment abolish?
It abolished slavery and forced labor.
What citizenship rule did the 14th Amendment establish?
All people born in the United States are citizens.
What voting right did the 15th Amendment grant?
It gave African Americans the chance to vote.
In which year was the Freedmen’s Bureau established?
1865
What was one purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau in the South?
To set up schools.
What is the definition of Amnesty?
A group pardon.
What does Impeachment mean?
Bringing formal charges against a public official.
What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 require Southern states to write?
A new state constitution.
Which amendment did Southern states have to ratify under the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
The 14th Amendment.
What voting change did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 mandate in Southern states?
Allow African Americans to vote.
What were Black Codes?
New laws by Southern states to control African Americans.
What is segregation?
The enforced separation of races.
Which methods prevented African Americans from voting?
Poll taxes and literacy tests.
What laws created segregation after Reconstruction in Southern states?
Jim Crow laws.
Who broke Louisiana’s Separate Car Act?
Homer Plessy.
What did the court rule about separate facilities in Plessy’s case?
They were lawful if equal.
What did Lincoln's 10% plan require from a state's population?
10% of the state's population had to take a loyalty oath.
What is a sharecropper?
A laborer who works land owned by a farmer for a share of the crop's value.
Why did sharecropping lead to a cycle of poverty?
Sharecroppers owed more than they earned and gave landlords a larger crop share next year.
Why did Rutherford B. Hayes win the election of 1876?
Because he agreed to end Reconstruction.
What was notable about cotton production in the South by 1875?
It was setting new records.
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1. What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?
2. A person born in the United States after the Civil War was recognized as a citizen under which amendment?
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