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Why was education important for former slaves during Reconstruction?

• To gain political power
• To reunite with family members
• To improve their economic status
• To gain social freedoms

What impact did Reconstruction have on the establishment of black churches and colleges?

• It had no impact
• It led to the establishment of both black churches and colleges
• It led to the establishment of black churches but not colleges
• It led to the establishment of black colleges but not churches

What was the role of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• To enfranchise African Americans
• To help former slaves negotiate labor contracts
• To establish black churches and colleges
• To provide social services and public schools

What was the relationship between the Republican Party and newly enfranchised black voters in the South during Reconstruction?

• They had no relationship
• They formed a coalition
• They were both against Reconstruction
• They were in opposition to each other

What progress did freedmen make during Reconstruction?

• Significant social and political progress
• Significant economic progress
• Significant educational progress
• Significant progress in reuniting with family members

Why did many African Americans leave plantations during Reconstruction?

• To look for sold family members
• To find better job opportunities
• To escape discrimination
• To attend school

What is the definition of sharecropping?

• A system where former slaves were given access to education
• A system where landowners allowed tenants to use land in return for a share of crops produced
• A system of courts to protect the rights of former slaves
• A system where former slaves were given the right to vote

How did the economic status of freedmen during Reconstruction compare to their status under slavery?

• It improved significantly
• It remained the same
• It declined significantly
• It varied greatly

Who were the two main groups of white Republicans involved in Reconstruction?

• Democrats and Republicans
• Freedmen and Sharecroppers
• Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
• Northern Republicans and Southern Republicans

Which of the following is NOT a social freedom granted to African Americans by the Reconstruction Amendments?

• The right to own land
• The right to vote
• The right to form their own churches
• The right to attend school