The end of the Era of Reconstruction

Question 1

What year did Reconstruction officially end?

Answer 1

1877

Question 2

Who became President after Andrew Johnson?

Answer 2

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 3

What did the 15th Amendment do?

Answer 3

Gave all USA citizens the right to vote regardless of race

Question 4

What had to happen with the 15th Amendment for it to pass? Who did this displease?

Answer 4

They had to get rid of the more controversial parts of the amendment, displeasing Radical Republicans

Question 5

What was a limitation with all laws that the government passed for society?

Answer 5

It would take a long time for society to accept all new laws that passed

Question 6

How did the Southern States feel about all legislation passed by The North after the Civil War?

Answer 6

They felt they were being targeted

Question 7

What was difficult with legislation passed in the South actually being accepted?

Answer 7

It could only be accepted if there was a Northern Military Presence

Question 8

What was the dominant political party in The South after the end of the Civil War?

Answer 8

Democrats

Question 9

How long were the Democrats the dominant party in The South?

Answer 9

From 1870 to 1960

Question 10

What was the situation with all Southern states in the USA by 1870?

Answer 10

All Southern States that had left were back in the USA

Question 11

What tactics did Southerners use against African Americans?

Answer 11

Intimidation and the KKK

Question 12

Who were the Ku Klux Klan?

Answer 12

A violent terror group that opposed Radical Reconstruction

Question 13

What were the tactics of the Ku Klux Klan?

Answer 13

They would lynch African Americans and terrorised African Americans

Question 14

What did the 1875 Civil Rights Act do? (2 things)

Answer 14

Gave African Americans equal access to public transportation, and also allow them to serve in Juries in courts.

Question 15

What would happen with discrimination after the 1875 Civil Rights Act?

Answer 15

Any discrimination would be dealt with on a federal level

Question 16

What was significant about the 1875 Civil Rights Act?

Answer 16

It was the last piece of legislation passed in the Reconstruction Era

Question 17

Name the 2 cases which made the 1875 Civil Rights Act become Unconstitutional and the year they happened

Answer 17

Civil Rights Court cases of 1883, Plessy vs Ferguson, 1896

Question 18

What happened with the Civil Rights Court cases of 1883?

Answer 18

They were 5 cases where the Supreme Court said the 13th and 14th Amendments did not empower congress to outlaw discrimination by private individuals

Question 19

What did the Five Discrimination Court Cases of 1883 result in?

Answer 19

Segregation in the South

Question 20

What came about in the South against African Americans after Segregation started?

Answer 20

Jim Crow Laws

Question 21

What happened with the Plessy vs Ferguson case of 1896?

Answer 21

It was found that the segregation laws were not unconstitutional as long as the facilities were equal.

Question 22

What was significant about the Plessy vs Ferguson case?

Answer 22

It fully legitimized the enforcing of Jim Crow laws

Question 23

What was a limitation with the equal facilities in Segregation for African Americans?

Answer 23

They were not equal for decades

Question 24

What was the situation with Reconstruction by 1877?

Answer 24

It was over

Question 25

What happened with the North dealing with the South coming in to the 1870’s?

Answer 25

They became more focussed on their own economic growth

Question 26

Why might have The North been more focussed on themselves by the 1870’s? (2 Reasons)

Answer 26

The South would resist Reconstruction no matter what, and Northern Wealth increased by 50% by the end of the 1860s

Question 27

How violent did the fights over who should be elected in 1877 get?

Answer 27

11 people died in fights

Question 28

What compromise was made in the 1877 Election?

Answer 28

Rutherford B Hayes could become President as long as The North stopped interfering with race issues in The South

Question 29

What was the impact of the 1877 Compromise?

Answer 29

It meant that the South were more free to impose strict laws on African Americans

Question 30

What is the name for the strict laws imposed on African Americans after the 1877 Compromise?

Answer 30

Jim Crow Laws

Question 31

What was the main focus of the Jim Crow laws?

Answer 31

To criminalise African Americans and also prevent them from voting