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Why didnt amy state elect an African American governor?
Being a governor requires education and experience and as former slaves didn’t have that nor the experience
What were the differences between scalawags and carpetbaggers?
Scalawages were white southern republicans carpetbaggers were northerners who came to the south
What so you think the south will need to do to begin rebuilding their cities and their economy?
Clean up the depri ,rebuild damaged houses and buildings and help people who need food and housing and jobs
Summertime the meaning behind secretary of war Edwin stantons statement about linciln
Lincoln no longer belonged just to the people of the United States but to the history because of his leadership during the civil war
How politics in the south changed during Reconstruction?
Political power shifted from wealthy plantation owners to three groups White southerners Republicans ,northerners who moved to the south and Africam Americans
What was the kkk and what did it tey to accomplish
It was a secret society that used threats to keep African Americans and white republicans from serving in office
Summarize the political, economic and social difficulties faces 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 its banks were failing
Describe the impact of the thirteenth amendment
It banned slaverey throughout the nation it created new social and economic in the south after.African Americans who hired as workers mang migrated north
Explain the social and political impact on southern conservatives during reconstruction ?
They qere determined that the real power would remain with the whites .The kkk backed these views with terror campaigns
Why did the sharecroppers often end up in debt
The sharecroppers often could not sale their crops for enough to repay what they borrowed so debt grew
What were some ways the souths environment was changed during the war
Trees were cut down for campfires , farmland was destroyed and farm animals were killed
In what ways was amnesty an important part of reconstruction
Amnesty was granted to ordinary confederate who swore allegiance to the union so they could then work to rebuild during reconstruction
Give three examples of how Reconstruction governments brought improvements to southern states?
They built schools gave women the right to own property and they rebuilt the infrastructure
Why did white southerners conservatives resisted reconstruction?
Conservatives opposed equality for African Americans and wanted power in the bords of the white men
How did the freedmen’s Bureau affect African Americans?
It provided them with food and clothes gave them jobs and set up schools
Who were the freedmen and what was the purpose of the Bureau
They were enslaved slaves African Americans. The Freemen's Bureau was created to help freedmen set up their lives
Summarize the problems that faced Reconstruction governments trying to rebuild the south
A lack of money widespread corruption
What were the central challenges to rebuilding the south?
Southern governments needed to be replaced.infrastructure needed to be rebuilt.Prices for cotton and tabacco were low so the south had trouble raising money
Why did president lincoln want to make it easy for the south to rejoin the union?
He believed that the sooner was reunited the sooner the south could could go about rebuilding its political economic and social structures
What problems did the south face after the civil war that the north did not
Their towns were heavily damaged.Many banks were closed freedmen had to find work and make major changes and farms were destroyed.The north suffered a little damage and their economy returned to normal
Why did republicans in congress refuse to let newly elected southern representatives take their seats
Norhsouthern stated allowed freedmen ro vote republicans were outraged so refused to let the newly elected southern representatives take serve