Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow Laws

These flashcards cover key concepts, events, and amendments related to the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow laws, aiding in the study of this significant period in American history.

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

The Bill of Rights.

What was the Civil War?

The deadliest war in American history between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) from 1861 to 1865.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation accomplish?

It freed all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.

What does the 13th Amendment do?

It abolishes and prohibits slavery.

What period is referred to as Reconstruction?

The period after the Civil War when southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.

What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?

It guarantees that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and entitled to equal protection of the laws.

What was the purpose of the 15th Amendment?

To prohibit voting restrictions based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

What are Black Codes?

Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of newly freed black slaves.

What is segregation?

The separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.

What are Jim Crow Laws?

Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 aim to do?

Help end formal and informal barriers to African-American suffrage.

What is suffrage?

The right to vote.

What was the result of Plessy v. Ferguson?

Legalized state-ordered segregation as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?

Banned discrimination in public accommodations and outlawed discrimination in most employment.

What is a poll tax?

A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote.

What was the Grandfather Clause?

Allowed people to vote if their father or grandfather had voted before Reconstruction.

What does the Equal Protection Clause prohibit?

It prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law.

What are anti-miscegenation laws?

Laws forbidding people of different races from marrying.

What organization used terrorist tactics to restore white supremacy in the South?

The Klu Klux Klan.

What did the 19th Amendment accomplish?

Gave women the right to vote.

What change did the 26th Amendment bring?

Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.