Ammendments
What was was right before Freedmans bureau
Civil War
What powerful tool / item were black folks not allowed to own?
A gun
What does it mean to be impeached?
Which racist president allowed Sharecropping to get started?
President Johnson
Why did there need to be a compromise of 1876
Election between repulicans and democrats was super close
Name 3 things the Freedmans Bureau did
Schools, HBCUs, Hospitals, Marriages
What racist organization was using fear to stop black folks from getting power?
Lincoln
What part of the country did sharecropping happen in?
The south
What are two ways black folks used their political power during reconstruction?
Voting, Legislators, Sit Ins, Integrating Street Cars
What's 13th Ammendment?
Free Slaves
There was a curfew for black folks in many towns, what's that?
Can't stay out at night
Which party was more the party of the north that wanted reconstruction?
Republicans
How is Sharecropping similar to slavery
During Reconstruction there were lots of Black Legislators. What does that mean?
Black folks in congress (writing laws). About 300 of them
What's 14th Ammendment?
Citizenship to all people
What did Black folks need in order to travel to another town?
Which was the more racist political party of the south?
Democrats
How is Sharecropping different from Slavery
They dont have masters anymore, they get some of what the farm produces for themselves
What ended because of this compromise
Reconstruction (partial credit)
Military Occupation of the South (full credit)
Whats 15th Ammendment?
Voting Protections
Where were Black Folks prevented from renting in Louisiana?
Why was Johnson impeached?
Why couldn't sharecroppers leave their plantations?
Debt (they owed too much money to those in charge for tools / land)
Rutherford Hayes, Republican