Reconstruction Era Flashcards

Flashcards about Reconstruction era

What were the Ku Klux Klan?

Groups that used fear, beatings, and murder to keep African Americans silent and powerless during Reconstruction.

What is sharecropping?

A system that kept many freed people poor and tied to the land after slavery ended.

What was Reconstruction?

The period after the Civil War when the United States tried to reunite the country and give newly freed African Americans equal rights.

What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?

Amendments passed during Reconstruction that ended slavery, gave citizenship, and allowed Black men to vote.

What are Jim Crow laws?

Laws passed in Southern states to keep Black and white people separated and to limit Black people's freedom.

What were some ways Black Americans were stopped from voting?

Methods used to prevent Black Americans from voting, such as unfair tests, poll taxes, and threats.

Was Reconstruction a success or failure?

The overall outcome of Reconstruction regarding true equality for African Americans.