Reconstruction Review

Which of the following was an issue following the Civil War. . .select ALL that apply

• Convincing the Union to rejoin the Confederacy

• Incorporating newly freed slaves into southern society

• Brining the south back into the Union

• Republicans fighting for slavery

What were the different approaches to Reconstruction and what methods were the most successful? (3 plans)

After the Civil War the U.S (particularly the south) was in a great economic state.

• True

• False

After the Civil War the Democrats and the Republicans still disagreed on the incorporation of black (African Americans/POC) into society.

• True

• False

During Reconstruction, Republicans wanted the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments giving people of color freedom, citizenship and the right to vote.

• True

• False

What is a sharecropper?

• A landowner who shares his crops with his workers.

• A slave

• A former slave or poor white person who works for a landowner, he is paid in a small portion of crops he harvests for the land owner.

• A tenant who rents a piece of land from a landowner.

Were sharecroppers truly free? Why or why not?

What did the 13th amendment do?

• Granted citizenship to ALL people born in America (regardless of race)

• Freed slaves

• Granted black men the right to vote

What did the 14th amendment do?

• Granted citizenship to ALL people born in America (regardless of race)

• freed slaves

• granted black men the right to vote

What did the 15th amendment do?

• Granted citizenship to ALL people born in America (regardless of race)

• freed slaves

• granted black men the right to vote