Reconstruction

What did slaves and sharecroppers have in common?

• Both worked the land, and both had little chance to succeed
• Both were paid a small wage for the work they did
• Both were forced to work for landowners their entire lives
• Both were most often found working on potato farms

What "nickname" was given to the day that enslaved Texans were freed in 1865?

• Juneteenth
• Freedom Day
• Abolition Sunday
• Independence for Slaves

What is the name of the government agency that helped former slaves obtain homes, jobs, and educations?

• the Freedmen's Bureau
• the Abolitionist Alliance
• the Helping Hands
• the Davis Guard

What was the overall goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?

• to give former slaves their civil rights as Americans
• to clearly explain the requirements for U.S. citizenship
• to abolish slavery in all parts of the entire world
• to show how slave states and non-slave states can cooperate

The Freedmen's Bureau was extended to Texas in order to —

• settle immigrants

• educate former slaves

• control inflation

• introduce new crops

Following the Civil War, the __1__ amendment was passed and slavery was abolished. This led to many former slaves becoming __2__ to earn a living.

• 1 - 13th

  2 - sharecroppers

• 1 - 14th

  2 - teachers

• 1 - 15th

  2 - soldiers

• 1 - 16th

  2 - doctors

The 15th Amendment extended __1__ rights to all males born in the U.S. [including formerly enslaved males]. Around the same time, the __2__ was created with a goal of limiting the new opportunities for former slaves.

• 1 - voting

  2 - Ku Klux Klan

• 1 - citizenship

  2 - Go Gray Group

• 1 - education

  2 - Final Family

• 1 - property

  2 - Bye-Bye Boys

During the Reconstruction Era in TX History, many former enslaved people in TX worked as:

• Sharecroppers

• Ranchers

• Soldiers

• Cowboys

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7.5A

Reconstruction was the process of

• rebuilding the South after the Civil War
• creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
• instituting Black Codes for former slaves
• eliminating the plantation economy in the South

The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution ended all 

• slavery

• freedom

• states

• wars