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Reconstruction Jeopardy: Test Your Knowledge on Post-Civil War Era in Georgia

Join the game show to test your knowledge on Reconstruction era in Georgia. Explore key figures like Jefferson Long and discover the economic impact of the post-war period on land value. Challenge yourself with historical trivia and improve your understanding of this crucial time in American history.

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Reconstruction Jeopardy: Test Your Knowledge on Post-Civil War Era in Georgia

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  1. ReconstructionJeopardy
  2. $100 Question from GA Who was Jefferson Long?
  3. $100 Answer from GA First black man elected to the National Congress from Georgia
  4. $200 Question from GA During Reconstruction, why was land in GA worth a fraction of the prewar value?
  5. $200 Answer from GA There was so much land for sale, it drove the price down.
  6. $300 Question from GA How did the Presidential plan treat the South? What was it designed to do?
  7. $300 Answer from GA It treated the South well and was designed to get the country back together as quickly as possible.
  8. $400 Question from GA How did Congressional Reconstruction treat the South and what was it designed to do?
  9. $400 Answer from GA It was designed to punish the South and keep the democrats out of power
  10. $500 Question from GA When federal troops left Georgia, and Reconstruction was technically over, what happened to Georgia politically?
  11. $500 Answer from GA Southern White Democrats regained their positions of power, and many of the same politicians from before the Civil War were in positions of power.
  12. $100 Question from PIEDMONT Who was Alexander Stephens?
  13. $100 Answer from PIEDMONT Former VP of the Confederacy, Congressman from GA, member of the GA General Assembly, and later Governor of GA
  14. $200 Question from PIEDMONT Who were the Carpetbaggers?
  15. $200 Answer from PIEDMONT Northerners who came to the South after the Civil War to take advantage of the South’s misfortune.
  16. $300 Question from PIEDMONT What types of scare tactics did the KKK use against blacks?
  17. $300 Answer from PIEDMONT beatings and lynching intimidation and scare tactics observing political ballots cast at the polls
  18. $400 Question from PIEDMONT In what ways did the Freedman’s Bureau help former slaves?
  19. $400 Answer from PIEDMONT Set up schools and churches. Issued food and clothing. Provided assistance to help start new lives.
  20. $500 Question from PIEDMONT What did the 13th, 14th & 15th amendments do?
  21. $500 Answer from PIEDMONT 13th – freedom, 14th– citizenship, 15th– voting rights
  22. $100 Question from ATLANTA Who was Andrew Johnson?
  23. $100 Answer from ATLANTA VP under Lincoln, took over the Presidency after Lincoln’s assassination, and President during Reconstruction
  24. $200 Question from ATLANTA Who were scalawags?
  25. $200 Answer from ATLANTA Southerners who helped Carpetbaggers and the US Army during Reconstruction.
  26. $300 Question from ATLANTA How did Carpetbaggers take advantage of the South?
  27. $300 Answer from ATLANTA They gained control of southern business. They gained high positions in southern governments.
  28. $400 Question from ATLANTA Explain what Henry McNeal Turner urged fellow blacks to do during Reconstruction.
  29. $400 Answer from ATLANTA Blacks cannot hope to get fair treatment in the South and should leave American and immigrate to Africa.
  30. $500 Question from ATLANTA Explain the meaning and purpose of the Reconstruction era in the South. What was the Congress trying to do to the South & why?
  31. $500 Answer from ATLANTA The period of Reconstruction was when the federal government attempted to change the makeup of Southern governments, politics, and society.
  32. $100 Question from CHEROKEE Who was Rufus Bullock?
  33. $100 Answer from CHEROKEE Republican Governor of GA during Reconstruction - from New York
  34. $200 Question from CHEROKEE What year did Atlanta become the new state Capitol?
  35. $200 Answer from CHEROKEE 1868
  36. $300 Question from CHEROKEE Where & why was the KKK formed?
  37. $300 Answer from CHEROKEE Formed in Tennessee in 1866 by former Confederates who were trying to regain control of political power in the South.
  38. $400 Question from CHEROKEE Describe the Congressional Reconstruction plan – What did states have to do to be readmitted to the Union. Who was able to vote. Who would oversee Reconstruction?
  39. $400 Answer from CHEROKEE States has to abolish slavery. 14th& 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution were to be approved. All males who took an oath, except for categories of ex-confederates, could vote. The US Military would occupy the South
  40. $500 Question from CHEROKEE Describe the Presidential plan for Reconstruction. What did states have to do to be readmitted to the Union. Who was able to vote. Who would oversee Reconstruction?
  41. $500 Answer from CHEROKEE The Southern state constitutions had to declare succession null and void, abolish slavery, and cancel all war debts. All males who took an oath could vote, except for former Confederate leaders. The Southern states would oversee Reconstruction.
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