Georgia Studies Exam SS8H6

The Purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to help

• former slaves

• all free people in the South

• all poor people in the South

• former slaves and poor whites

The BEST description of the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction was

• registered newly freed slave to vote.

• helped newly freed slaves adjust to their freedom.

• provide education, training, and social services for newly freed slaves.

• managed the distribution of farm land and animals to the newly freed slaves.

After the Civil War, what system was developed to provide labor to work the former plantations?

• Convict Lease

• Land Lottery

• Sharecropping

• Farmers' Alliance

Sharecroppers paid their landowners by

• paying a monthly rental or lease fee.

• allowing landowners to use their equipment.

• providing labor and a large percentage of the crop.

• agreeing to work without pay for five to seven years.

With whom did the sharecroppers share their harvest?

• the poor

• creditors

• neighbors

• landowners

How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers?

• Tenant farmers owned all of their equipment

• Tenant farmers usually made a small profit

• Tenant farmers bought their seed from the owner

• Tenant farmers usually didn't pay rent for their houses

Which BEST describes the differences between sharecropping and tenant farming?

• Tenant farmers earned equity or an interest in the land they worked from year to year so that eventually they would own their own property

• Tenant farmers received a cash salary or wage from their farm work, while sharecroppers received only a portion of the crops they raised.

• Sharecroppers owned nothing but their labor, while tenant farmers owned farm animals and equipment to use in working other people's lands.

• Sharecroppers received a percentage of the crops produced and could set aside cash money to purchase their own land, while tenant farmers had difficulty saving cash.

What was President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction called?

• 10 percent plan

• 100 percent plan

• Congressional Plan

• Radical Republican Plan

Which statement accurately describes the difference between Lincoln's and Radical Republican's plan for Reconstruction?

• Lincoln's plan consisted of many steps; the Radical Republicans' plan was simpler.

• Lincoln's plan sought to punish the south for the Civil War; the Radical Republican's plan was aimed at rehabilitation.

• Lincoln's plan called for the quick return of the Southern States to the Union; the Radical Republican's plan sought to delay their return.

• Lincoln's plan called for the abolition of slavery throughout the South; the Radical Republican's plan would have allowed slavery to continue.

What did the 13th Amendment to the Constitution do that brought about many changes in Georgia's society and economic structure after the Civil War?

• It freed slaves

• it changed who owned land

• it gave blacks the right to vote

• it made blacks United States citizens