American Civil rights- African Americans
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1. what were the positivies of the NAACP?: >lyching was in decline due to
spreading awarness
>black culture developed
>rapid increase of membership
2. What was the consequence of the 13th ammendment?: freed African Amer-
icansfromslavery
3. What was sharcropping?: when landlords allowed their former slaves to work
on their land for a share of the produce
4. What was the negatives of sharecropping?: worked long hours, for limited
rewards and to earn a small living
5. what did the assignation of Lincoln in 1865 mean for African Americans?-
: Johnson took over who was unsympathetic to their cause
6. What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?: citizenship to freed slaves
7. What did the 15th amendment state?: That citizens could not be denied the
right to vote 'on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude'
8. What was the Freedmen's Bureau?: was set up to care for former slaves,
provided food, shelter, hospitals and education, took land off confederates and
give it to African Americans
9. When was the Freedman's Bureau established?: 1865
10. when was the Freedmans Burea closed?: 1872 due to the expense of it in
the econmic crash
11. what was the first reconstruction act?: 1867 and guaranteed the right to
vote and created new southern constitutions
12. What was one positive of congress in 1865?: was dominated by republicans
that wanted to help African Americans
13. how many deaths were there of African Americans in 1868 in Louisana
alone?: 2000
14. what precedent was set in the south in 1865?: > white violence was accept-
able
>no acceptance of black people as equal citizens
>little economic equality between black and whites
15. when was Booker T Washington A civil rights leader?: 1865-1915
, American Civil rights- African Americans
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16. What did Booker T. Washington believe?: African Americans should pursue
education as the key to improving social status. To show white workers that black
workers could be equal
17. what did Booker T washington create?: 1881 Tuskee institue that trained
teachers
1901 national business league to encourge Afrian Ameriacn econmic enterprise
18. What was the different opinion that Marcus Garvey had?: he didnt belive
in acheiving equality within the system but instead he saw a seperate community,
as the goal. By sending the African Americans to Africa.
19. why was Marcus Garvey so unpopular?: > many African Americans were
born in America so had no interest in going to Africa
> accepted the discrimination of America and did nothing to challenge it
20. What year was the 13th amendment?: 1865
21. what year was the 14th amendment?: 1868
22. what year was the 15th amendment?: 1870
23. What did Lincoln do that helped African Americans?: emancipation pro-
clmation that stated that black people could no longer be owned as property by
others and were free to leave their masters
24. how mnay black men were enrolled to vote in 1868?: 700,000
25. how many black men were elected to congress in the 1860s?: 22
26. Why was the Freedman's Bureau set up?: despite the African Americans
winning the civil war, many of them were homeless and had no where to work
27. What was sharecropping?: ex slave owners rehired most of their ex slaves
to work on their land again, and the ex slaves had to give them 2/3s of the produce
back to the owner
28. why was sharecropping introduced?: African Americans had no where to
go, couldn't go north as they weren't welcomes
29. what was the slaughter house case 1873?: the supreme court decided that
the rights of citizens should stay under the state rather than federal control
30. what was the outcome of the slaughter house case?: state rights can now
overrule federal rights, whilst the 14th amendment gave African American rights
citizenship it didn't protect their civil rights
31. What were the Black Codes and when were they introduced?: laws that
greatly limited the freedom of African Americans, 1866
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1. what were the positivies of the NAACP?: >lyching was in decline due to
spreading awarness
>black culture developed
>rapid increase of membership
2. What was the consequence of the 13th ammendment?: freed African Amer-
icansfromslavery
3. What was sharcropping?: when landlords allowed their former slaves to work
on their land for a share of the produce
4. What was the negatives of sharecropping?: worked long hours, for limited
rewards and to earn a small living
5. what did the assignation of Lincoln in 1865 mean for African Americans?-
: Johnson took over who was unsympathetic to their cause
6. What did the 14th Amendment guarantee?: citizenship to freed slaves
7. What did the 15th amendment state?: That citizens could not be denied the
right to vote 'on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude'
8. What was the Freedmen's Bureau?: was set up to care for former slaves,
provided food, shelter, hospitals and education, took land off confederates and
give it to African Americans
9. When was the Freedman's Bureau established?: 1865
10. when was the Freedmans Burea closed?: 1872 due to the expense of it in
the econmic crash
11. what was the first reconstruction act?: 1867 and guaranteed the right to
vote and created new southern constitutions
12. What was one positive of congress in 1865?: was dominated by republicans
that wanted to help African Americans
13. how many deaths were there of African Americans in 1868 in Louisana
alone?: 2000
14. what precedent was set in the south in 1865?: > white violence was accept-
able
>no acceptance of black people as equal citizens
>little economic equality between black and whites
15. when was Booker T Washington A civil rights leader?: 1865-1915
, American Civil rights- African Americans
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16. What did Booker T. Washington believe?: African Americans should pursue
education as the key to improving social status. To show white workers that black
workers could be equal
17. what did Booker T washington create?: 1881 Tuskee institue that trained
teachers
1901 national business league to encourge Afrian Ameriacn econmic enterprise
18. What was the different opinion that Marcus Garvey had?: he didnt belive
in acheiving equality within the system but instead he saw a seperate community,
as the goal. By sending the African Americans to Africa.
19. why was Marcus Garvey so unpopular?: > many African Americans were
born in America so had no interest in going to Africa
> accepted the discrimination of America and did nothing to challenge it
20. What year was the 13th amendment?: 1865
21. what year was the 14th amendment?: 1868
22. what year was the 15th amendment?: 1870
23. What did Lincoln do that helped African Americans?: emancipation pro-
clmation that stated that black people could no longer be owned as property by
others and were free to leave their masters
24. how mnay black men were enrolled to vote in 1868?: 700,000
25. how many black men were elected to congress in the 1860s?: 22
26. Why was the Freedman's Bureau set up?: despite the African Americans
winning the civil war, many of them were homeless and had no where to work
27. What was sharecropping?: ex slave owners rehired most of their ex slaves
to work on their land again, and the ex slaves had to give them 2/3s of the produce
back to the owner
28. why was sharecropping introduced?: African Americans had no where to
go, couldn't go north as they weren't welcomes
29. what was the slaughter house case 1873?: the supreme court decided that
the rights of citizens should stay under the state rather than federal control
30. what was the outcome of the slaughter house case?: state rights can now
overrule federal rights, whilst the 14th amendment gave African American rights
citizenship it didn't protect their civil rights
31. What were the Black Codes and when were they introduced?: laws that
greatly limited the freedom of African Americans, 1866
