Mind Sports, especially Mind Soccer is a great way to review material. This part of the book explained the ins and outs of these games. Here are my Mind Soccer questions for my Reconstruction unit.
Reconstruction Mind Soccer
Questions
1. What was the time
period/era that comes after the Civil War called? Reconstruction
2. What amendment abolished
slavery? 13th
3. What amendment granted
citizenship to all persons born in the United States? 14th
4. What amendment allowed
black men to vote? 15th
5. What vocabulary term
means "to vote?" suffrage
6. During Reconstruction,
what group could not hold public office? Southern military leaders
7. During Reconstruction,
what group could hold public office? African Americans
8. What law, although
difficult to enforce, granted African Americans equal rights? Civil Rights Act
of 1866
9. During Reconstruction,
what group supervised the South? Northern soldiers
10. What group was
established to aid or help former enslaved African Americans in the South?
Freedman's Bureau
11. What was the group of
Northerns who came to the South to take advantage of them called? Carpetbaggers
12. During Reconstruction,
what laws were adopted to limit the freedom of former slaves? Black Codes
13. What year did
Reconstruction come to an end? 1877
14. How did Reconstruction
come to an end? with a compromise over the presidential election of 1876
15. What happened to the
federal troops stationed in the South after Reconstruction ended? they were
removed
16. What were the
post-Reconstruction laws called that took away newly gained African American
rights and freedoms? Jim Crow Laws
17. Which court case ruled
"separate but equal?" Plessy vs. Ferguson
18. What year was the
Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling? 1896
19. Who created a
reconstruction plan that called for reconciliation? Abraham Lincoln
20. Who was president of
Washington College, also known as Washington and Lee University? Robert E. Lee
21. Who thought preserving
the Union was more important than punishing the South? Abraham Lincoln
22. Who was a powerful
voice for human rights and civil liberties for all? Fredrick Douglas
23. Who fought for
constitutional amendments that would guarantee voting rights? Fredrick Douglas
24. Who urged the
Southerners to reconcile with the Northerners when some wanted to continue to
fight? Robert E. Lee
25. Who was president of
the United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras? Abraham Lincoln
Whew. I only know the answers to a few questions.
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