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government agency founded during reconstruction to help former slaves
freedmens bureau
uncomplimentary nickname for a northerner who went to the south after the civil war
carpetbagger
why white southern conservatives resisted reconstruction
conservatives opposed equality for african americans and wanted power in the hands of white
describe the impact of the thirteenth amendment
the thirteenth amendment freed the enslaved african americans throughout the us
1865 amendment to the us constitution that banned slavery
thirteenth amendment
what ways was amnesty an important part of reconstruction
they gave amnesty to the confederates to help rebuild during the reconstruction
secret society organized in the south after civil war to reassert white supremacy by means of violence
kkk
who were the freedmen and what was the purpose of the freedmens bureau
freedmen were men and women who had been freed from slavery the freedmens bureau helped them set up their lives and integrate them into the society
what was kkk and what did it try to accomplish
kkk was a secret society that used threats and violence to keep african americans and white republicans from voting and serving in office
what problems did the south face after the civil war that north did not
south was destroyed and money was worthless north suffered little physical damage the economy soon return to normal
rebuilding of the south after the civil war
reconstruction
to interfere in order to stop
intervene
well known for some bad quality
notorious
white southerner who supported the republicans during reconstruction
scalawag
what were the differences between scalawags and carpetbaggers
scalawags were white southern republicans carpetbagger were northerners who came to the south
why did lincoln want to make it easy for south to rejoin the union
he believed that the sooner the nation reunited the sooner the south could go about rebuilding its political economic and social structures
summarize the meaning behind secretary of war edwin statement about lincoln
lincoln had no longer belonged just to the people of the us but to history because of his leadership during civil war
what were the central challenges to rebuilding the south
southern governments needed to be replaced infrastructure needed to be rebuilt prices for tobacco were low the south had trouble raising money
explain the social and political impact on southern conservatives during reconstruction
conservatives were willing to let african americans vote and hold a few offices but they were determined to keep real power in the hands of white
summarize the political economic and social difficulties faced by the south after the war
the government in former confederacy was non existent the south was ruined economically and its money was worthless the banks were failing and the plantations were in ruins
government pardon
amnesty
offering a choice
alternative
expect or look ahead to
anticipate
men and women who has been enslaved
freedmen
summarize the problems that faced reconstruction governments trying to rebuild the south
lack of money corruption and voting restrictions