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Why was America a nation divided? |
In 1861 the civil war broke out dividing the nation. One of the primary causes for this was the Souths want to secede (become a separate country) so that it could continue slavery. In 1865 Congress created the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery. |
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What was the KKK? |
The Ku Klux Klan was a white supremacist group that aimed to maintain white power and enforce segregation by attacking (for example) black schools, churches and politicians. By 1871 it's membership grew rapidly to 500,000. |
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What are the three Branches of the US political system and what do they do? |
Executive = President, runs country, recommends legislation. Congress = Legislature, US parliament, House of Reps and Senate, bills can become acts. |
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15th Amendment. |
1870 |
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13th Amendment. |
1865 |
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14th Amendment. |
1868 |
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Republican Party |
Traditionally based in the North |
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Democratic Party |
Historically the party of the South and the large industrial cities of the North. |
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Plessy V Ferguson |
1896 |
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W.E.Dubois |
Leading civil rights activist. |