Beginning Reconstruction Era

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The 14th Amendment granted...

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citizenship and equal protection

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The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —

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protect the voting rights of African American men

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The Freedman's Bureau was created in order to:

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Educate, help, and provide food/shelter to newly freed slaves in the South.

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How did the Freedmen’s Bureau most assist in the reconstruction of the South?

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By offering legal assistance and public schooling to former slaves

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What was "Reconstruction"?

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The time period after the war when the South was rebuilt and brought back into the Union.

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The intent of the KKK was to:
- help former slaves vote in elections
- prevent former slaves from voting in elections
- help former soldiers adjust to life at home
- prevent women from voting

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prevent former slaves from voting in elections

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What services did the Freedmen's Bureau provide to recently freed African American slaves?

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They provided them with schools and hospitals, so they could adapt to their new rights and freedoms.

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What crop was produced in Georgia during the Reconstruction Era?

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Cotton

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Following the Civil War, most former slaves in the South made their living as...

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sharecroppers.

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What reversed the Dred Scott decision that African Americans were not citizens of the United States?

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15th Amendment