Reconstruction

What was the Reconstruction period in the South?

• rebuilding the North after the Civil War

• rebuilding the West after the Mexican-American War

• rebuilding the South after the Civil War

• rebuilding England after the American Revolution

Reconstruction lasted from ______ to _______.

• 1861-1865

• 1867-1877

• 1941-1945

• 1765-1783

Identify a sharecropper..

• had their own tools and supplies and received quality pay

• borrowed tools, supplies, seeds, house, and received almost no pay

• owned house and tools/ needed land and crops

• never could leave because of relying on the owner

identify a tenant farmer...

• rented sections of land, owned tools and supplies

• did not own tools or land, relied on owner

• great way to make money and get ahead

• bought pieces of land to cultivate and make a living

Why were farmers only wanting to grow cotton?

• the government required all farmers to grow cotton

• they could grow more of it

• prices were high on cotton

• the demand wasn't high so prices were low

Who helped the South reconstruct?

• Europe

• The North

• The South

• Meixco

Who helped poor whites and African Americans get on their feet after the war?

• KKK

• Freedmen's Bureau

• Salvation Army

• Goodwill

Freedmen's Bureau helped create...

• first hospital in Georgia

• first public school program in Georgia

• UGA

• major league sports

Why did whites not want former slaves to vote?

• fear of political equality

• their votes counted twice as much, according to the newly written Georgia Constitution

• they wouldn't vote fairly

• they feared they would lose the war

What happened to Henry Turner and the other black legislators in Georgia during 1868?

• they were promoted

• they were put on probation

• the were expelled from the Legislator

• they were suspended for their actions