The Ills of Reconstruction FJ Causes of the Civil war Freed Slaves The Ills of Reconstruction Names and Labels The Civil War $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

400 One of the economic conditions that led to the Civil War, the South’s economy was primarily based on this type of economic activity. Board Ans

Agriculture/Cotton Production Question Board

800 One of the economic conditions that led to the Civil War, the North’s economy was primarily based on this type of economic activity. Board Ans

Industry/Textile Manufacturing Question Board

1200 The election of this political candidate was the straw that broke the camels back and launched the United States into all out Civil War. Board Ans

Abraham Lincoln Question Board

1600 Growing sentiments opposing the institution of slavery in the North eventually grew into this movement. Board Ans

Abolitionist Movement Question Board

2000 The conflict over how to admit new states into the Union centered primarily around this political issue. Board Ans

Slave and Free States Question Board

400 This government institution was created following the Civil War to look after the welfare of freed slaves and African-Americans. Board Ans

The Freedmen’s Bureau Question Board

800 This amendment to the United States Constitution officially gave black men the right to vote. Board Ans

15th Amendment Question Board

1200 Fearing that the Supreme Court might overturn the Civil Rights Act, this amendment was passed to guarantee citizenship to all former slaves born on United States soil. Board Ans

14th Amendment Question Board

1600 This economic resource was given to freed African-Americans in order to give them a “fresh start” in the newly reconstructed South. Board Ans

40 acres and a mule Question Board

2000 This political party was largely responsible for the majority of improvements enjoyed by blacks following Reconstruction. Board Ans

The Republican Party Question Board

400 A series of laws passed in the South to limit African-American’s rights following Reconstruction. Board Ans

Black Codes Question Board

800 This terror group sprung up in the South in violent protest to the growing political and social equality being achieved by African-Americans. Board Ans

The Klu Klux Klan. Question Board

1200 A farmer who works land for an owner who provides equipment and seed and receives a share of the crop. Board Ans

Sharecropper Question Board

1600 The acquisition of money in dishonest ways, as in bribing a public official or politician. Board Ans

Graft Question Board

2000 Condition of sharecroppers who could not pay off their debts and therefore could not leave the property they owned. Board Ans

Debt Peonage Question Board

400 The name given to Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil war and supported the Republicans. Board Ans

Carpetbaggers Question Board

800 Farmers who paid rent to white land owners in the South following reconstruction. Board Ans

Tenant Farmers Question Board

1200 Name given to Southerners who supported republican Reconstruction in the South. Board Ans

Scalawag Question Board

An obligation placed on a farmer to repay a debt with crops. 1600 An obligation placed on a farmer to repay a debt with crops. Board Ans

Crop Lien Question Board

2000 A tax placed on alcohol and tobacco during the Civil War to pay off war bonds and national debts. Board Ans

“Sin Tax” Question Board

400 Officially the first battle of the Civil War, this battle did not have a single casualty. Board Ans

Fort Sumter Question Board

800 Early in the War, this battle convinced Northerners that the South would not be easily defeated and that the War would be a protracted affair. Board Ans

1st Manassas/Bull Run Question Board

This battle suffered the most casualties of any battle in any 1 day of America’s history. A record that it still holds to this day. Board Ans

Antietam Question Board

1600 This battle was the first clear major victory for the North and marked the turning point for them in the war. Board Ans

Gettysburg Question Board

2000 xxx Board Ans

xxxxx Question Board

Daily Double 1

This famous act of President Lincoln turned the tide in the Civil War and was the first step in the act of outlawing slavery. Board Ans

The Emancipation Proclamation Question Board

Final Jeopardy Category: Politics

This president’s political inexperience is largely to blame for the ultimate failure of Reconstruction.

Ulysses S. Grant Question