Reconstruction

This Supreme Court case nullified the Enforcement Acts by declaring murder to be only a state crime

Most "scalawags" were former members of this old political party

What escaped slave was the first black captain in the US Navy, then became a politician in SC during Reconstruction?

During Radical Reconstruction, this part of government exercised the most control

Which of these groups most strongly supported the 15th Amendment?

This amendment gave citizenship and equal protection to all people born in the United States

Which US Army general served as the Director of the Freedmen's Bureau during Radical Reconstruction?

This US President successfully destroyed the Ku Klux Klan

The first stage of Reconstruction, under Lincoln and Johnson, is referred to by this term.

When a farmer is required to give half the crop he grows to a landlord as payment

This was the largest instance of racial violence during Reconstruction

These laws aimed to crack down on groups like the KKK and the White League

A derogatory name given to northerners who moved to the South to help with Reconstruction.

He was the most powerful black political leader of the 19th Century, even though he never held elected office

These laws in the South punished African Americans for being jobless

This amendment freed all slaves in the United States

Which of these changes did NOT occur in the South as a result of Reconstruction?

This amendment gave all African American men the right to vote.

In the Compromise of 1877, which new president agreed to end Reconstruction by pulling all troops out of the South?

Of the hundreds of cases of white crime against blacks in 1865-6, what percentage resulted in a criminal conviction?

This terrorist group used violence and lynchings to deprive African Americans of their rights

Who was the first African-American elected to the United States Senate?

In a preview of things to come, Confederate soldiers massacred helpless blacks at this 1864 Civil War battle

The rebuilding of the Southern states' infrastructure, government, and society following the Civil War

He was the leader of the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives, who believed in full equality of people

A reading and writing exam used in the South to restrict African American voting rights after the end of Reconstruction

When Gen. O.O. Howard investigated white crime against blacks in 1865-7, these two states had the most cases

In mid-19th Century America, many people opposed citizenship for African-Americans and ___________

What was the purpose of the Reconstruction Amendments?

These two cities had significant race riots in 1866, in which dozens of blacks were killed by whites

This holiday began in the years of Reconstruction, and speeches were heavily political in favor of the North or South

A nickname given to white Southerners that supported Reconstruction in the South.

A set of laws added to the Constitution to protect African Americans rights and freedoms.

During Radical Reconstruction, the Southern states were temporarily placed under ________ law

The system of sharecropping forced many African Americans to stay working on farms because they

The Civil Rights Act passed by the Radical Republican Congress did all of these things EXCEPT

Agency established to support newly freed slaves in the South with jobs, food, legal services, and education

The ___ was devastated following the Civil war. Farms, cities, railroads, etc. were destroyed.

After the end of Reconstruction, when was the next time a black man was elected as a US Senator from a Southern state?

Thousands of African-Americans moved to the West, aided by the completion of this major project under U.S. Grant

During Radical Reconstruction, Congress wanted to

The economic Panic of _______ caused many Northern whites to stop caring about Reconstruction.

Which of these rights did Southern blacks gain during Radical Reconstruction? (choose all that apply)

During Presidential Reconstruction, Johnson wanted to

PBS Pinchback was the first black governor of a state, during Reconstruction. What state was he the governor of?

This was Andrew Johnson's disastrous campaign for Democratic Congressional candidates in 1866

What former Confederate general served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan?

This stipulation states if your ancestor could vote before the Civil War, then you could vote.