Free at Last

Which describes Freedmen?

• The name given to northern immigrants who came to South Carolina during Reconstruction as teachers and businessmen.

• Southerners who supported the Republicans who would benefit from the education and economic opportunities.

• Former slaves who were granted emancipation by the 13th amendment 

Which describes Carpetbaggers?

• The name given to northern immigrants who came to South Carolina during Reconstruction as teachers and businessmen.

• Southerners who supported the Republicans who would benefit from the education and economic opportunities.

• Former slaves who were granted emancipation by the 13th amendment

Which describes Scalawags?

• Southerners who supported the Republicans who would benefit from the education and economic opportunities.

• The name given to northern immigrants who came to South Carolina during Reconstruction as teachers and businessmen.

• Former slaves who were granted emancipation by the 13th amendment 

Which of the following proved to be a lasting contribution of the Freedmen's Bureau?

• The creation of many schools throughout the South.

• The creation of a new constitution that increased women's rights.

• The creation of a many military groups to support African Americans.

• The creation of a new constitution that gave aid to the South.

Which of the following demonstrates the refusal of whites to recognize the social and political rights of the freedmen?

• 14th Amendment

• White Codes

• Black Codes

• Freedman's Bureau

Which of the following was NOT provided by the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War?

• Medical care

• Food

• Schools

• Money to move north

What town on Hilton Head Island was the first self-governed town for freedpeople?

• McClellanville

• Monroe

• Matthews

• Mitchelville

The main occupation for freedmen during reconstruction was _________

• slaves

• sharecroppers

• soldiers

• scalawags

Which of the following was the greatest impact of the crop lien law?

• It allowed sharecroppers to pay back debts when they had their best harvest

• It regulated the pesticides that could be used on crops

• It provided better ways for sharecroppers to sell their crops

• It kept sharecroppers in continual cycle of debt

Why did tenant farmers struggle financially?

• They had full control over the land

•  They received government money 

• They had to pay high rents to landowners

• They had access to modern machinery