Southern Life and Segregation in the Late 19th Century 1-14-26

These flashcards cover key concepts related to Southern life, segregation, social customs, and constitutional amendments as discussed in the lecture.

In the late nineteenth century, over ___% of all black people in the United States lived in the South.

90%

Segregation became institutional and codified in the South during the decades of the ___ and ___.

1880s and 1890s

One main activity important for Southern men that served to relieve the burden of farming was ___.

hunting

Social gatherings for rural people often involved activities such as quilting, picnics, and ____.

helping raise a house

Community gatherings in rural areas were crucial as a means to help people find potential ___.

spouses

Trips to town were often considered special occasions and took place on ___.

Saturdays and holidays

Churches in the South were often the only institutions controlled by ___ Americans.

African

By 1870, Southern churches were segregated by ___.

race

The Thirteenth Amendment, passed in ___, ended slavery in the United States.

1865

The Fourteenth Amendment determined that anyone born in the United States is a ___.

citizen

The Fifteenth Amendment granted voting rights to African American ___ except Native Americans.

men

The term 'birthright citizenship' has been in law since ___.

1867

The term used for the Southern governments established by white supremacists after the Reconstruction era is ___.

redeemer governments

In the late nineteenth century, over 90\% of all black people in the United States lived in the South.

90%

Segregation became institutional and codified in the South during the decades of the 1880s and 1890s.

1880s and 1890s

One main activity important for Southern men that served to relieve the burden of farming was ___.

hunting

Social gatherings for rural people often involved activities such as quilting, picnics, and ___.

helping raise a house

Community gatherings in rural areas were crucial as a means to help people find potential ___.

spouses

Trips to town were often considered special occasions and took place on ___.

Saturdays and holidays

Churches in the South were often the only institutions controlled by ___ Americans.

African

By 1870, Southern churches were segregated by ___.

race

The Thirteenth Amendment, passed in 1865, ended slavery in the United States.

1865

The Fourteenth Amendment determined that anyone born in the United States is a ___.

citizen

The Fifteenth Amendment granted voting rights to African American ___ except Native Americans.

men

The term 'birthright citizenship' has been in law since ___.

1867

The term used for the Southern governments established by white supremacists after the Reconstruction era is ___.

redeemer governments

The system where farmers worked land owned by another in exchange for a portion of the harvest is called ___.

sharecropping

The period of rebuilding the South and protecting the rights of formerly enslaved people (1865-1877) is known as ___.

Reconstruction

The 1896 Supreme Court case that legalized 'separate but equal' facilities Was ___.

Plessy v. Ferguson

The restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and force them into labor contracts were called ___.

Black Codes

The federal agency established in 1865 to assist displaced Southerners and newly freed people was the ___.

Freedmen's Bureau

State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the South were known as ___ laws.

Jim Crow