Reconstruction

The 13th Amendment

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

The 14th Amendment

• made slavery illegal

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• gave black men the right to vote

• gave former slaves land to begin farms

The 15th Amendment

• prohibited slavery.

• made former slaves citizens and gave them rights

• said states could not deny a person the right to vote on the basis of skin color.

• said former slaves were to be given homes and land.

Segregation is

• when there is equal treatment for all people

• when there is a forced separation of races

• when a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

• the period of time after the Civil War from 1865 unto 1877

Reconstruction is

• the period of time when the White House was rebuilt

• when there was a forced separation of races

• shen a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

• the period of time after the Civil War from 1865 unto 1877

Jim Crow Laws

• brought about the equal treatment for all people

• were laws that made segregation legal

• forced a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land

• were created before the Civil War

The US government created this organization to help former slaves and poor whites.

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation

• Free Food Bureau

• Jobs and Education Bureau

• Freedman's Bureau

System of farming where farmers gave part of their crop to pay for the land they rented

• Share-Farming

• Sharecropping

• Groupcropping

• Commune Farming

Why did sharecroppers remain poor?

• They used poor farming techniques and did not work very hard.

• They always owed money to the landowners and were never able to get out of debt

• Their crops failed because of the "Dust Bowl."

• Animals and insects kept eating and destroying thier crops.

What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?

• provide food, clothing, and medical care
• provided legal advice to poor whites and former slaves
• set up hospitals and schools
• all of the above