Homework for 8/18/23

​Background Essay 

North or South: Who Killed Reconstruction? 

Review or Reread the following before answering the questions 

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1. Why was 1876 an important year for America? 

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2. Who ran for President in 1876? What were their political parties?

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3. An "irony" is something you don't expect, something that doesn't seem to fit. What was the 

irony of history that occurred in 1876? 

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4. What was the Compromise of 1877? Who got what? 

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5. Describe each of the following -- freedmen 

carpetbaggers 

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5. Describe each of the following

 

scalawags 

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5. Describe each of the following

13th Amendment: 

 

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5. Describe each of the following

 

14th Amendment: 

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5. Describe each of the following

15th Amendment: 

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6. After reading the essay, reread W.E.B. Dubois' quote at the top. Restate his famous summary 

of Reconstruction in your own words.