Kiwi
A secret society organized in the south after the civil war to reassert white supremacy by means of violence
Ku Klux Klan
What were the differences between scalawags and carpetbaggers
Scalawaga were white southern Republicans. Carpetbaggers were Northerners who came to the south.
Expect or look ahead to
Anticipate
Why didn't any state elect an African American governor
Being a governor requires education and experience and as former slaves they didn't have it
An uncomplimentary nickname for a northerner who went to the south after the civil war
Carpetbagger
A white southerner who supported the Republicans during Reconstruction
Scalawag
How politics in the south changed during Reconstruction
Political power shifted from wealthy plantation owners to 3 groups. White southern Republicans, northerners who moved to the south,and African Americans
A person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop
Sharecropper
Explain the social and political impact on southern conservatives during Reconstruction
They were determined that the real power would remain with the whites. The KKK backed these views with terror campaigns
What was the ku klux Klang, and what did it try to accomplish
It was a secret society that used threats to keep African Americans and white republicans fron serving in office.
What were the central challenges to rebuilding the south
Southern governments needed to be replaced. Infrastructure needed to be rebuild. Prices for cotton and tobacco were low so the south had trouble raising money
Why did sharecroppers often end up in dept
Sharecroppers often could not sell their crops for enough to repay what they borrowed so dept grew
Well known for some bad quality or effect
Notorious
Why white southerners conservatives resisted Reconstruction
Conservatives opposed equality for African Americans and wanted power in the hands of white men
Give three examples of how Reconstruction governments trying to rebuild the south
A lack of money, widespread corruption