1. 13th Amendment

• History
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Which side won the Civil War?

1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West

Which idea below was a cause of the Civil War?

1. Slavery
2. Sexism
3. Secession
4. Sectionalism

What economic problem did the south suffer?

1. depression
2. hyperinflation
3. inflation
4. boom

What did the southern states name themselves?

1. America
2. Union
3. The Best
4. Confederates

Rules/laws that apply to all states are federal. 

Rules/laws that apply to one area are state. 

laws that apply to one area or state

promise

is not allowed

Laws made by southern states that applied to black people

Laws that apply to the whole of the country

Black codes

State laws

oath

Prohibit

Federal laws

What was the oath of allegiance and why was it necessary? 

Record the details of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. 

Freed slaves could not: 

marry whites;

be on a jury;

testify in court against whites.

Freed slaves could not: 

use white toilets; use white hospitals; sit at the counter in cafes. 

Why were black codes imposed?

Why did the US government need to add three amendments to their constitution?

Reconstruction in the South

To keep the ex-confederates out of power, in 1867 Congress passed a new Act. 

The Act divided the South into five temporary military districts each run by an Army General. 

To get out of military rule states would have to hold elections, rewrite its constitution and approve the 14th Amendment. It would then be readmitted to the Union and allowed a political vote in the senate. 

After 1870

Once most states had been readmitted to the union there was still a struggle to establish African Americans roles in society. 

Some African Americans were educated and had served in the Union army. They became politicians, leaders, teachers and established independent churches. They also organised mutual-aid clubs and societies. 

In what ways did the South change following reconstruction?