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Multiple states seceded and formed a new country. In 1861, what did they call themselves?
Confederate States of America
100
What was it called when people had to prove they could read or understand a part of the Constitution before they were allowed to vote
What is a literacy test
100
What was the majority culture in South Carolina before,during and after the Civil War?
African Americans
100
What caused the end of Reconstruction?
Federal Soldiers were taken out of the south
200
Which Union declaration promised freedom for slaves i the Confederacy?
Emancipation Proclamation
200
During Reconstruction, why did the whites fear the blacks?
People feared that former slaves , would gain too much power
200
What was one of the most difficult problems facing many Southerners during Reconstruction?
Poverty
200
What is the reason South Carolina Lowcountry farmers stopped growing rice?
Hurricanes and storms repeatedly wiped out their farms
300
Which term describes someone who was against slavery?
Abolitionist
300
How did life change for elite Southern women immediately after the Civil War?
They struggle with everyday life.
300
What was one way Reconstruction changed the lives of African Americans?
An amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
300
What replaced cotton as a cash crop in South Carolina?
Tobacco
400
What is the 14th Amendment?
Makes all people born in the United States a citizen, and citizens are equal under the protection of the law
400
What was the term used for the political party that many African Americans, carpetbaggers, and scalawags supported?
Radical Republicans
400
How did Reconstruction affect the daily lives of Southern plantation owners?
They did not have slaves to work in the fields
400
What are textiles?
Fabrics made by weaving fibers
500
Why did the Ku Klux Klan form?
Formed to terrorize African Americans in an attempt to maintain control
500
During Reconstruction, how did most Southerners earn money?
They worked on farms
500
What is bribery?
Paying people to persuade them to do something
500
What event contributed to the start of the Spanish American War?
A explosion sank an American battleship the "Maine" in Havana Harbor.
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