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| What is the civil rigths act of 1866? |
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| It defines the rights of citizenship and forbids anyone from denying a citizen these rights. It's designed to nullify the Black Codes. |
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| What is the significance of the year 1877 in connection to the history of reconstruction? |
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| It was the end of Reconstruction. |
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| What is the civil rights act of 1875? |
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| Last attempt to protect the freedmen (this forbid segregation). |
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| What is the 15th amendment? |
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Definition
| Gives freedman the right to vote. |
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| What is the 14th amendment? |
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Definition
| Defines who a citizen is. |
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| Give 3 examples of the Black Codes that were designed to restrict the freedom of the African Americans. |
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Definition
- All African Americans had to have a job
- They all had a curfew
- They were not allowed to own a buisness, grazing, hunting and fishing
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| What is the 13th amendment? |
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Definition
| It abolished slavery in the US. |
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Term
| Who established the Freedman's Bureau and for what purpose? |
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Definition
| Congress established the Freedman's Bureau to provide emergeny needs for refugees (black and white). |
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Term
| What is the Reconstruction Acts of 1867? |
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Definition
| It divded the sount into 5 military districts, each under a military general. The southern states are under military rule. |
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| Explain 2 reasons why reconstruction ended. |
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Definition
- Republican party's soul had been lost by its abolitionist faction
- Supreme Court began to interpret the 14th and 15th amendments very narrowly.
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