Reconstruction Era (Flashcard)

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What was the main goal of the Reconstruction Era?

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Rebuilding the US after the Civil War

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What was the purpose of the Black Codes after the Civil War?

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To limit the rights of African Americans

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What amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

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The 13th Amendment

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Which workers in the South rented farms and paid rent with cash or crops?

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Sharecroppers

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This Freedmen's Bureau was created after the Civil War to...

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establish schools and provide job training to former slaves in the South.

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Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction? Options: Democrats, Radical Republicans, Scalawags, Carpetbaggers

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Radical Republicans

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Reconstruction plan allowing state reentry if 10% swore loyalty oath. Options: Lincoln's Plan, Johnson's Plan, Radical Republican's Plan, Grant's Plan

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Lincoln's Plan

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Why did poor white people and freed African Americans get involved with sharecropping?

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They had little money to buy or rent land.

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Which group of people were known as Freedmen?

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Slaves who were freed at the end of the Civil War.

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Scalawag$

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Southern whites who supported the Reconstruction