Consolidation: forging the nation (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Main goal of Reconstruction after Civil War
Main goal of Reconstruction after Civil War
Reunite nation & show federal authority over states
What 13th Amendment (1865) abolished
What 13th Amendment (1865) abolished
Slavery throughout the United States
Exception to 13th Amendment slavery ban
Exception to 13th Amendment slavery ban
Slavery as punishment for convicted criminals
Civil Rights Act 1866 main provision
Civil Rights Act 1866 main provision
All born in USA were citizens with full legal rights
What 14th Amendment (1868) guaranteed
What 14th Amendment (1868) guaranteed
Equal rights & citizenship to all African Americans
What 15th Amendment (1870) protected
What 15th Amendment (1870) protected
Voting rights regardless of race or former slave status
Purpose of Civil Rights Act 1870 (Enforcement Act)
Purpose of Civil Rights Act 1870 (Enforcement Act)
Federal criminal penalties for preventing Black voting
The three Reconstruction Amendments
The three Reconstruction Amendments
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Group that used violence to undermine civil rights acts
Group that used violence to undermine civil rights acts
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Year 13th Amendment abolished slavery
Year 13th Amendment abolished slavery
1865
Year 14th Amendment passed
Year 14th Amendment passed
1868
Year 15th Amendment passed
Year 15th Amendment passed
1870
Gap between law and reality in Reconstruction
Gap between law and reality in Reconstruction
Laws couldn't automatically change social attitudes
Power shift during Reconstruction period
Power shift during Reconstruction period
From state power to federal guarantees of rights