Settling the West

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The period after the Civil War when the South rejoined the Union was known as:

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Reconstruction

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The purpose of Reconstruction was to: destroy the South, rebuild and unite the country, send former slaves back to Africa, settle the West

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rebuild and unite the country

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After President Lincoln was assassinated, the Vice President became President. The new President was

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Andrew Johnson

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The secret organization that tried to stop African Americans from voting was

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Ku Klux Klan

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Sharecropping often kept African American farmers poor because: The farmers owed more money than they made each year, the landowners would not sell them land, only those who voted could own land, Most African Americans did not want to work anymore

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The farmers owed more money than they made each year

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What did Congress do to enforce their plan for Reconstruction?

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Sent soldiers to the South

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Assasination means the killing of a political figure.

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true

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Reconstruction began at the end of the Revolutionary War

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false

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Black Codes made it difficult for African Americans to enjoy their freedoms.

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True

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Jim Crow laws enforced segregation based on race.

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True