Civil Warreconstruction Jeopardy Jeopardy Template

People	Civil War	Reconstruction	Newly Freed Slaves	Misc.
100 He was the first American President to be assassinated Abraham Lincoln	100 The Civil War was fought between what two enemies? North vs. South, Union vs. Confederate, Free States vs Slave States	100 Reconstruction is what? Physical rebuilding of the South and bringing the South back into the Union	100 What was the name of a tax that newly freed African Americans had to pay in order to vote? Poll Tax	100 Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant? Appomattox Courthouse Virginia
200 He was the President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis	200 What was the name of the Fort in South Carolina that officially started the Civil War? Ft. Sumter	200 Describe Lincoln's "10% Plan" As soon as 10% of the Population of the Southern State swore allegiance to the Union, they would be readmitted back into the Union	200 Which number Amendment abolished slavery? 13th Amendment	200 What was the name of the document that freed the slaves? And in what states did it free them? Emancipation Proclamation, rebel states
300 He was the President during Reconstruction and came up with a plan that favored the South Andrew Johnson	300 Who was the military genius and Commanding general of the South during the Civil War? Robert E. Lee	300 Name 2 portions of Johnson's plan for Reconstruction? 10% Plan, pass the 13th Amendment, and withdrawal secession	300 What was the name of the laws that were designed to overtly segregate the races? Jim Crow Laws	300 This Supreme Court Case established the "Separate but Equal" Clause Plessy vs. Ferguson
400 He was the leader of the Radical Republicans Thaddeus Stevens	400 Who was the Union General who practiced the Scorched Earth policy on his "March to the Sea" General Sherman	400 What was the Amnesty Act of 1872? Congress passed it, pardoning former confederates and returning the right to vote to the South	400 Which number Amendment gave newly freed slaves the right to vote? 15th Amendment	400 Which events are considered to end Reconstruction? Amnesty Act of 1872 Election of 1876 (Compromise of 1877)
500 He was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln John Wilks Booth	500 Name 3 advantages the North had over the South Industry, population, money, resources, strong navy (blockade), RR	500 Name 2 parts of the Radical Republican's Plan for Reconstruction 1. Freedmen's Bureau Civil Rights Act of 1866: Forbade states from passing black codes 2. Military supervision of the South 3. States must accept and ratify the 13th and 14th Amendments	500 Describe the Sharecropping System Newly freed slaves would rent a piece of land to farm. They would pay their rent and their supplies by giving the land owner a portion of their crops	500 What does Impeached mean? Which President at this time was impeached? To bring formal charges against a government worker, President Johnson

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