vocab
The men and woman who had been enslaved
Freedmen
Offering a choice
Alternative
How did the Freedmen’s Bureau affect African Americans?
It provided them with food and clothing and jobs
Who were the Freedmen and what was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Freedmen were formerly enslaved African Americans the Freedmen’s Bureau helped with education and food
The rebuilding of the south after the civil war
Reconstruction
To interfere in order to stop or change smth
intervene
Why did President Lincoln want to make it easy for the South to rejoin the Union?
To give food clothing and they even the jobs
What problems did the South face after the Civil War that the North did not?
Their towns were badly damaged many banks were closed
Government pardon
Amnesty
What do you think the South will need to do to begin rebuilding their cities and their economy?
Clean up debris rebuild damaged houses and building and help people who need food housing and jobs
Summarize the meaning behind Secretary of War Edwin Stanton’s statement about Lincoln.
Lincoln no longer belonged just to the people of the U.S. but to the history because of his leadership during the Civil War
Why did Republicans in congress refuse to let newly elected southern representatives take their seats?
No southern state let freedmen to vote and Republicans were outraged
A government agency founded during reconstruction to help slaves
Freedmens bureau
Summarize the political, economic, and social difficulties faced by the South after the war.
After the war government in the former confederacy was non-existent. The South was ruined economically their money was worthless and banks were closed
Describe the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment.
It banned slavery throughout the nation created new schools and economy in the South black people were killed as workers
An 1865 addition to the constitution to ban slavery
Thirteenth amendment
What are some ways the South’s environment was changed during the war?
Forest was cut down farmland was destroyed and animals were killed
In what ways was amnesty an important part of Reconstruction?
Amnesty granted to ex-Confederates who swore allegiance to the Union