Reconstruction in General
What does "reconstruct" mean?
To build again
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Made slavery illegal
Who was usually the landowner in sharecropping?
What president suggested the creation of the Freedman's Bureau?
Abraham Lincoln
What year did the Reconstruction Era begin?
1865, after the Civil War ended
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Who was usually the farmer in sharecropping?
An African American ex-slave
What is one failure the Freedman's Bureau?
They were understaffed.
OR
They were underfunded.
What was one main goal of the Reconstruction Era?
To unite the South back into the Union
OR
To rebuild the South
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Made African Americans official citizens of the US
Why was sharecropping harmful to ex-slaves?
They could never save up money and they were still being oppressed
What was at least one success of the Freedman's Bureau?
Schools, medical care, legal help, united ex-slaves, giving food, etc.
What was another main goal of the Reconstruction Era?
To unite the South back into the Union
OR
To rebuild the South
What is an "amendment?"
an official change
What did the farmer owe to the landowner at the end of each year?
A portion of the crops they harvested
How did most white Southerners feel about the Freedman's Bureau?
They hated it because they thought it was giving African Americans "too much power" and it was ruining the social structure in America.
When was the president of the United States at the beginning of Reconstruction?
Abraham Lincoln
What document do "amendments" change?
Why did plantation owners need sharecropping?
Without the free labor of slaves, they could not run their large farms successfully
Why was education such an important goal for the Freedman's Bureau?
Slaves of all ages were usually not educated on plantations