Success of Reconstruction
What was the system called that replaced slavery?
Sharecropping
Who were vigilantes that burned freedmen schools
Klu Klux Klan
What was the 13th amendment?
Abolish slavery in America
What did congress pass that aided black schools and teachers?
The Freedmen's Bureau
What happened to Public oversight of Republicans during this time?
Corruption was hurting Republican cause
Which state established the land commission that helps the buying and selling of land to the landless?
South Carolina
What started the decline of the Reconstruction?
The Panic of 1873
What was the 14th Amendment?
No state could derive any person "life, liberty, or property without due process of law."
What did the 1867 Reconstruction act do?
It placed the South into 5 military districts each controlled by a US general
What happened as a result of Congress removing military reinforcement in the Southern states?
Republican administrations in the South collapsed, and Reconstruction came crashing to a halt
What did Sharecropping do?
It allowed previous slaves to work as renters exchange their labor for the use of land, house, and sometimes seeds and fertilizer
What were the results of the 1874 election?
Democrats rose from 88 to 182 seats
What was the 15th Amendment?
Forbade states from denying citizens the right to vote on the grounds or race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.