The New South

Who were the Scalawags during the Congressional Reconstruction period?

• Northern Democrats who moved to the South

• White Southern Republicans

• Northern Republicans who moved to the South

• Southern Democrats who supported secession

What was the common occupation of Scalawags?

• Businessmen

• Small farmers

• Political leaders

• Greedy men

What term was used to describe Northern Republicans who moved into the South during the Congressional Reconstruction?

• Scalawags

• Carpetbaggers

• Secessionists

• Redeemers

What does sharecropping involve according to the learning material?

• A farmer buys land from the owner and keeps all of the crops.

• A farmer farms part of the owner's land and gets 1/2 of the crop at harvest.

• A farmer lends his land to the owner and receives a rental fee.

• A farmer works on the owner's land for a fixed salary.

What is one of the challenges faced by sharecroppers as mentioned in the document?

• Sharecroppers were often given free housing.

• Sharecroppers were sometimes evicted without pay.

• Sharecroppers were allowed to keep all of their earnings.

• Sharecroppers were provided with all necessary farming tools.

What is tenant farming?

• It is a system where the farmer owns the land and hires workers.

• It is a system where the farmer shares the land with the owner equally.

• It is a system where the farmer rents land to farm from an owner.

• It is a system where the farmer uses the land for free in exchange for labor.

What is sharecropping?

• A system where a farmer rents land and pays with a portion of the crop

• A system where a farmer owns the land and hires workers to farm

• A system where a farmer uses another farmer's land for free

• A system where a farmer buys land from the owner with the crop

Why might a sharecropper end up owing more to the landlord at harvest time?

• Because the sharecropper has been paid in advance

• Because the landlord provides housing and other expenses

• Because the sharecropper has stolen part of the crop

• Because the landlord has underreported the crop yield

Which city became an industrial city as mentioned in the "Birth of the 'New South'"?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Birmingham, Alabama

What types of factories were associated with the industrial growth in the "New South" according to the document?

• Steel mills & automobile factories

• Cotton mills & fabric factories

• Coal mines & iron foundries

• Shipbuilding & lumber mills