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What was the agenda of the radical Republicans (what did they want to do to the south)?

Back

Punish the South.

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What did the 13th Amendment do?

Back

Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.

Front

What were Black Codes?

Back

Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.

Front

What did the 14th Amendment do?

Back

It gave citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws to all Americans including slaves.

Front

What did the 15^th Amendment do?

Back

It granted African American men the right to vote.

Front

What was the ultimate goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?

Back

To give an economic boost to African Americans and poor whites by helping them learn to read and write through formal education.

Front

What was the ultimate goal of the KKK?

Back

To intimidate freed blacks and white Republicans from voting and running for office during the Reconstruction period.

Front

What is the difference between sharecroppers and tenant farmers?

Back

Sharecroppers owned their own supplies and tenant farmers needed everything.