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Explain which of the three Reconstruction Amendments YOU think had the greatest impact on rebuilding American life.
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Explain what Jim Crow laws were and why many Southern states created them.
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What is sharecropping?
A system of farming where workers gave land owners a share of their crops in exchange for use of the land.
What are carpetbaggers?
Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War to help with Reconstruction efforts
What is segregation?
The separation of one group from another. During this time, segregation typically occurred by separating black people and white people.
What set of rules kept African-Americans from voting, despite being given that right with the passing of the 15th Amendment?
Black codes
What set of laws required that African-Americans only go to businesses and other places labeled as only for “colored people”?
Jim Crow Laws
What system allowed poor southerners to farm without buying land?
Sharecropping
What is the name of the government agency that helped former slaves adjust to freedom by setting up schools, hiring teachers, helping former slaves get an education, and providing medicine and food to those in need?
Freedmen’s Bureau
Which amendment gave African-American men the right to vote?
15th Amendment
Which amendment gave citizenship to African-Americans?
14th Amendment
Which amendment ended slavery?
13th Amendment
Why did Lincoln treat southern states fairly after the war?
He wanted to reunite the entire country
Why did so many African-Americans leave the south after the war?
There were more jobs in the northern states
What name was given to Southerners who supported reconstruction efforts?
Scalawags
What did citizens of southern states have to do in order to return to the United States?
Recognize the passing of the 14th amendment, agree to give all men the right to vote, and accept a new state constitution
What is Reconstruction?
A time of rebuilding that followed the Civil War
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