Reconstruction

What was Reconstruction?

• equal treatment for all people
• the forced separation of races
• a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
• the period of time after the Civil War

The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?

• Bureau of Parks and Recreation
• Free Food Bureau
• Jobs and Education Bureau
• Freedman's Bureau

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

• Family-Farming
• Sharecropping
• Groupcropping
• Split-Farming

Why did sharecroppers remain poor?

• The South flooded during Reconstrucion
• They owed money to the landowners, never getting out of debt
• The sun never shone on crops
• Animals ate all the 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

How was President Lincoln killed?

• heart failure
• bit by a snake
• falling off a horse
• shot by John Wilkes Booth

Which side's farms, factories, railroads, etc. were destroyed?

• North
• South
• Both

Which side needed a new economy?

• North
• South
• Both

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

• rebuilding the US after a big earthquake
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War
• a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
• unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War

The 14th Amendment granted...

• freedom of speech
• citizenship and equal protection
• the right to vote
• the right to a speedy and fair trial