APUSH Period 5

• The Black Codes prohibited black Americans from borrowing money to buy or rent land
• Black schools and colleges like Morehouse and Howard were established to help black people gain independence from white control.
• Match the Reconstruction-era organizations with their purpose:

  Freedmen's Bureau ↔️ Reunited families and arranged education

  Ku Klux Klan ↔️ Terrorized black people and enforced white supremacy
• What was the primary goal of the sharecropping system after slavery was abolished?

  Provide labor for Southern fields
• The Ku Klux Klan was founded in 1867 on the principle of white supremacy
• Order the events leading to the end of Reconstruction in 1877:

  1️⃣ Contested election of 1876 between Tilden and Hayes

  2️⃣ Formation of a special electoral commission

  3️⃣ Compromise of 1877 agreement

  4️⃣ Removal of federal troops from the South
• What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1877?

  Federal troops were removed
• The end of Reconstruction led to the re-establishment of Democratic control in the South and worsened conditions for black people.
• Why did many Northerners lose interest in Reconstruction by the 1870s?

  Industrial development
• The contested states in the election of 1876 were South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida
• The electoral commission formed to resolve the contested election of 1876 had a Republican majority.
• What agreement resolved the dispute over the election of 1876?

  Compromise of 1877
• Match the Reconstruction-era terms with their definitions:

  Black Codes ↔️ Laws restricting black freedoms in the South

  Compromise of 1877 ↔️ Agreement ending Reconstruction

  Sharecropping ↔️ System replacing slavery with coerced labor
• The primary goal of Reconstruction was to reunite the North and the South
• Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan was called the Ten-Percent Plan.
• Under the Ten-Percent Plan, a Southern state could rejoin the Union if 10% of the 1860 electorate pledged loyalty
• The Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery, had to be ratified by Southern states under Lincoln's plan.
• What was Abraham Lincoln's vision for the South after the Civil War?

  Lenient and forgiving
• Key events leading to Andrew Johnson's impeachment

  1️⃣ Lincoln's assassination

  2️⃣ Johnson becomes president

  3️⃣ Johnson vetoes Radical Republican legislation

  4️⃣ Congress overrides Johnson's vetoes

  5️⃣ Johnson violates the Tenure of Office Act

  6️⃣ Johnson is impeached
• Andrew Johnson attempted to carry out Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.
• Andrew Johnson's policies were opposed by the Radical Republicans
• What were the Black Codes intended to do in the South?

  Restrict black freedom
• The Radical Republicans wanted Reconstruction to be led by Congress, not the president.
• The Freedmen's Bureau was extended by the Radical Republicans to help newly freed slaves
• The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was vetoed by Andrew Johnson but overridden by Congress.
• What did the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?

  Equal protection under the law
• Match the Reconstruction Amendments with their primary purpose:

  13th Amendment ↔️ Abolished slavery

  14th Amendment ↔️ Guaranteed equal protection

  15th Amendment ↔️ Voting rights for black men
• The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 divided the South into five military districts
• What requirement did Southern states have to meet to rejoin the Union under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

  Universal male voting rights
• The impeachment of Andrew Johnson resulted in his removal from office.

  False
• Why was Andrew Johnson impeached by Congress?

  Violated the Tenure of Office Act
• The Tenure of Office Act made it illegal for the president to fire a cabinet member without congressional approval
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association.
• What was the main goal of the National Woman Suffrage Association?

  Women's voting rights
• Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell formed the American Woman Suffrage Association
• The American Woman Suffrage Association believed in supporting federal Reconstruction efforts while advocating for suffrage at the state level.
• What unit of the AP U.S. History curriculum does this video relate to?

  Unit 5
• The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people only in the Confederacy
• The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in all U.S. states.

  False
• Why was the Emancipation Proclamation considered a military tactic?

  It ended European support