End of Reconstruction and New South

What led to the official end of Reconstruction

• Constitution of 1868

• Hamburg Massacre

• 15th Amendment

• Presidential Election of 1876

What was the original goal of Reconstruction?

• to reunite the nation and rebuild southern states without slavery

• to revive the economies of the north and the south

• To provide newly freed slaves with land and money

The Freedman's Bureau was

• a group to aid Reconstruction by building the economy of the South

• an organization established by Congress to aid poor southerners

• an organization made up freedmen

• a group created to establish rules and regulations for freedmen in the U.S.

Black Codes were/was

• laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans

• laws passed that provided economic support for freedmen

• an identifying number assigned to individual slaves

Who was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution who urged Georgians to create a "New South"?

• Gordon Colquitt.

• Joseph Brown.

• Henry Grady.

• John Gordon.

Examine the strategies used by Southern states to circumvent the 15th Amendment and suppress African American voting rights. What were the implications of these strategies on racial tensions?

• Southern states fully complied with the 15th Amendment, ensuring equal voting rights.

• They used strategies like literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses to suppress African American voting rights, exacerbating racial tensions.

• They encouraged African American participation in politics.

• They had no strategies to suppress voting rights.

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Which statements would Henry Grady have said about the "New South?" (Choose 3)

• "The South is rebuilding its beautiful plantations and its past way of life.

• "Don't hold grudges against the South; we have changed!"

• "The South was destroyed by the Civil War- now it has nothing."

• "Check out the South- you will be impressed by what you see."

• "The South has more than just agriculture- it now had industry too."

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) in transforming the political landscape of the South. What were the main challenges in their implementation?

• They were fully effective and faced no challenges.

• They were effective but faced challenges such as resistance from Southern states and lack of enforcement.

• They were ineffective and led to the immediate return of pre-Civil War conditions.

• They were only applicable in Northern states.

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The Radical Reconstruction

• created new governments and appointed Republican governors to each southern state

• divided the south into military districts controlled by martial law

• created a new boundary that separated the north from the south

Northerners who went south after the Civil War and were accused of taking advantage of southerners were called

• carpetbaggers

• scalawag

• secessionists