SDC Reconstruction Assessment

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What is sharecropping?

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A system of agriculture where a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crops produced on that land.

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What was the significance of the Fourteenth Amendment regarding gender?

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It introduced the word 'male' into the Constitution for the first time, which women's rights leaders opposed.

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What was General William T. Sherman’s Special Field Order No. 15?

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An order that set aside land in Georgia and South Carolina as homesteads for freed people.

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What did the Compromise of 1877 promise?

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The removal of federal troops from the South.

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What major accomplishment did Black delegates achieve in revising state constitutions?

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Established public school systems.

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What was the impact of sharecropping on African American families?

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It often led to a cycle of debt and poverty, limiting economic independence.

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Why did women’s rights leaders feel betrayed by the Fourteenth Amendment?

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Because it prioritized male suffrage over women's rights.

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What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

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To assist freed slaves in the South by providing food, housing, education, and medical care.

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What role did public school systems play in post-Civil War America?

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They aimed to provide education to all children, including African Americans, promoting equality.

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What was the significance of the term 'Reconstruction'?

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It refers to the period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.