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RECONSTRUCTION STUDY GUIDE- ANSWER KEY!

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1. The 13th Amendment ABOLISHED slavery.

2. The 15th Amendment gave all men the RIGHT TO VOTE.

3. Reconstruction happened after THE CIVIL WAR.

4. The Black Codes were laws passed by white LAWMAKERS/SOUTHERNERS in order to return blacks to SLAVERY.

5. Former slaves were known as FREEDMEN.

Short Answer

6. W

7. hat was the Ku Klux Klan and what were their goals?

THE KU KLUX KLAN WAS AN ORGANIZATION THAT USED TERROR AND VIOLENCE IN ATTEMPT TO RETURN AFRICAN AMERICANS TO SLAVERY

8. What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do?

THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU HELPED FREED AFRICAN AMERICANS BY CREATING SCHOOLS, PROVIDING JOBS, PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, & HELPING FREED AFRICAN AMERICANS FIND HOMES.

THIS ASSISTANCE WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE FREED SLAVES HAD NOTHING TO START THEIR LIVES WITH.

9. Although slaves were set free by Abraham Lincoln and by the North winning the Civil War, they still faced many obstacles in receiving their freedom. What were some of these obstacles and why were they obstacles?

NO EDUCATION, NO JOBS OR MONEY, NO LAND OR HOME, PREJUDICE, KKK

10. Who were the presidents during Reconstruction?

JOHNSON, GRANT, HAYES

11. What did the Reconstruction Acts (Amendments 13, 14, 15) mean for African Americans?

ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WERE FREE CITIZENS WITH THE RIGHT TO VOTE

12. Why did Congress disagree with Andrew Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?

THEY FELT IT WAS TOO EASY ON THE SOUTH.

13. Did sharecropping become a way of life in the South after slavery was abolished?

YES- IT BECAME A WAY OF BECAUSE SLAVES COULDN’T AFFORD TO BUY LAND ON THEIR OWN

14. How did industry change (in the North and the South) during Reconstruction?

CITIES GREW IN BOTH THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH LEADING TO A GROWTH IN INDUSTRY.

15. What was the importance of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during Reconstruction?

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