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- which document established that all men had certain unalienable rights including liberty and the pursuit of happiness
- Discuss and compare the three plans for Reconstruction. Who supported each? How and why did they progress the way they did?
- who was chosen to be the chief author of the Declaration of Independence?
- Many 19th-century Americans wanted to improve their society. Name some reform movements of this era and describe what the people in each movement wanted to accomplish.
- People who supported the equality of black and white citizens were influenced by_______.
- What is true of the Jim Crow Laws? 1) They were passed by Democrats 2) They gave special privileges to black Americans, 3) They segregated black people again. 4) They allowed black people to use the same public places that white people used.
- Under the Reconstruction Act souther states had to write new ___________, ________ and the majority of voters had to approve the new constitutions, and the states had to ________ the Fourteenth Amendment.
- What is true concerning Souther "redemption"? 1) Souther Democrats lost control of their states. 2) it was what Southern Democrats called the end of Reconstruction. 3) When Rutherford B. Hayes removed the troops for the South, the Republican governments fell. 4) Southern Democrats worked to make sure that black people had the right to vote
- ___________ is a white Southerner who worked with Northerners during Reconstruction
- What is true of the Republicans during Southern Reconstruction? 1) They would have to win over Southern people. 2) Their efforts caused many people to switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. 3) They allowed former Confederate leaders to vote again. 4) They appointed Democrats to some government positions.
- ____________________- is to separate people from the rest of society because of differences such as skin color or religion.
- What is true of the Democrats during Southern Reconstruction? 1) They viewed Republicans as the party of carpetbaggers, blacks, and scalawags. 2) They often worked to keep black people from voting. 3) They believed the Republican Party had good morals. 4) They tried a number of strategies to regain power
- The _________ was set up to provide food and clothing to freed slaves and poor white Southerners and to set up schools for black people.
- What is true of the Ku Klux Klan? 1) It targeted black people and Republican leaders. 2) It created change through peaceful methods. 3) It used violent methods such as attacking Republican officeholders. 4) It worked to education black Americans and help them become self-sufficient.
- Johnson was found not guilty during his impeachment trial by one vote in the _____
- ________ were laws passed by the Southern states that limited the rights of black Americans
- What is true about cowboys? 1) spent much time watching and waiting, 2) were often immigrants and black people, 3) burned brands onto their cow's hides
- ______ ____ _____ _____ - an act passed by Congress to establish military control of states that seceded from the Union to ensure new governments had racial equality
- ______ (#) a constitutional amendment to prevent states from denying black people the right to vote
- ________ (#) Ammendment to the Constitution outlawed slavery.